Wilmington is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Coal City is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Wilmington Wildcats will host the Coal City Coalers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It was a proper cat-fight when Wilmington challenged Herscher on Friday. Wilmington breezed by Herscher at home to the tune of 42-13. The Wildcats' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Meanwhile, while Coal City put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Reed-Custer. Coal City really took it to Reed-Custer for the full four quarters, racking up a 50-0 win at home. Given the Coalers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Comets are ranked 368th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wilmington's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Coal City, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Everything came up roses for Wilmington against Coal City when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 28-0 victory. Does Wilmington 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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