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| 01/14/23 - Away | 48-29 W |
| 01/12/19 - Away | 46-26 W |
| 01/13/18 - Neutral | 52-30 W |
Marian Catholic has gone 3-0 against Coal City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Marian Catholic Spartans will square off against the Coal City Coalers at 10:00 a.m.
Marian Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Benet Academy, who was ranked first at the time (Marian Catholic was ranked 25th). Marian Catholic came up short against Benet Academy on Wednesday, falling 63-41. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Redwings recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Coal City came tearing into Thursday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Lions by a score of 52-41.
Marian Catholic's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 18-3. As for Coal City, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Marian Catholic strolled past Coal City when the teams last played back in January of 2023 by a score of 48-29. Does Marian Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Coal City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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