The Reed-Custer Comets will challenge the Coal City Coalers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Reed-Custer is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.3 goals per game this season.
While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Reed-Custer who was credited with the win on Tuesday. Their winning goal came courtesy of Brady Shultz.
Coal City will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Saturday, then bounced right back against Peotone on Tuesday. Coal City was the clear victor by a 5-2 margin over Peotone. Considering the Coalers have won seven matches by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Coal City's lineup was just a bit different on Tuesday as Carter Hollis got a bit more time on the pitch (60 vs. his season average of 35.6). Hollis made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Reed-Custer is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7-1 record this season. As for Coal City, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6-1.
Reed-Custer was able to grind out a solid win over Coal City in their previous matchup on Saturday, winning 3-1. Does Reed-Custer 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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