The Coal City Coalers will challenge the Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Coal City is headed into Friday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They took a 57-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Manteno on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Gardner-South Wilmington came up short against Dwight on Wednesday and fell 53-42. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost four in a row.
Gardner-South Wilmington's loss dropped their record down to 6-24. As for Coal City, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-10.
Coal City was able to grind out a solid win over Gardner-South Wilmington in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, winning 60-48. Does Coal City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gardner-South Wilmington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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