The Coal City Coalers will head out to face off against the Manteno Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Coal City beat Beecher 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Coalers.
Coal City never let Beecher on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Manteno entered their tilt with Bishop McNamara on Monday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged the Fightin' Irish out 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Manteno who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-27, 25-22.
Coal City has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-14 record this season. As for Manteno, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 17-11.
Coal City came up short against Manteno in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Can Coal City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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