Coal City was the 57-28 winner over Wilmington when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Coal City Coalers took a 42-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wilmington Wildcats. While the Coalers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 13-7 in the first quarter.
Wilmington found their leader in sophomore Sami Liaromatis, who posted 11 points along with six boards and six steals. The dominant performance gave Liaromatis a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Skylar Rossow, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine boards.
Coal City's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3. As for Wilmington, their record now sits at 7-3.
Coal City will take on Prairie Central in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Coal City is facing Prairie Central at the right time seeing as Prairie Central is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Wilmington, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 52-16 victory against Judah Christian on the 14th.
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