The Manteno Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Coal City Coalers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Manteno has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Coal City will arrive with four straight wins.
On Monday, Manteno came up short against Wilmington and fell 5-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Coal City gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They never let Reed-Custer onto the board and left with a 5-0 win. Coal City's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matches.
They hit Reed-Custer with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Maddie Gomez (2),
Kylee Kennel,
Kiley McKim, and
Claire Mohler.
Manteno's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9-1. As for Coal City, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-2 record this season.
Manteno suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to Coal City in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Manteno was down 3-0.
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