If Coal City was feeling good fresh off their 13-4 takedown of Reed-Custer on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Coalers fell just short of the Newark Norsemen by a score of 9-7 on Thursday.
Masyn Kuder spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and six unearned) runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, Madalyn Petersen and Addison Harvey did some serious damage despite the final result: Petersen went 3-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run, while Harvey went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaycee Graf, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Coal City's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-8. As for Newark, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-14-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Coal City will welcome Manteno at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Newark, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Plano at 4:30 p.m. The Reapers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.96 runs per game on average), something the Norsemen will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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