Wilmington is 2-8 against Coal City since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Coalers at 6:45 p.m. Wilmington has given up an average of 4.6 goals per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Wilmington came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Herscher, falling 5-1. The game was a close 1-0 at the break, but unfortunately for Wilmington it sure didn't stay that way.
Their goal came courtesy of Addison Van Duyne, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, Coal City entered their contest against Peotone on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Coalers fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 1-0. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Coal City came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 109th, while Peotone are ranked 317th).
Wilmington's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Coal City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3-1.
Wilmington suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Coal City in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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