The Coal City Coalers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Plainfield Central Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Coal City is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Coal City came up short against Plano and fell 5-2. Coal City has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Coal City got a good showing from Austin Davy, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Davy has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Coal City saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blaine Doss, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Coal City hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post two or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Plainfield Central earned a 6-2 win over Romeoville on Tuesday.
Coal City's defeat dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Plainfield Central, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
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