Reed-Custer is 2-8 against Coal City since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Reed-Custer Comets will take on the Coal City Coalers at 7:00 p.m.
Reed-Custer is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were beaten by Wilmington 41-7. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 368th, while the Wildcats are ranked 33rd).
Meanwhile, Coal City waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They enjoyed a cozy 27-13 victory over the Blue Devils. The score was all tied up 6-6 at the break, but the Coalers were the (much) better team in the second half.
Reed-Custer's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Coal City, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Reed-Custer was taken down by Coal City 35-6 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Reed-Custer avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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