The Wilmington Wildcats lost against the Coal City Coalers back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Wilmington took a serious blow against Coal City, falling 53-19. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Wilmington in their matchups with Coal City: they've now lost eight in a row.
Clara Smith and Alaina Clark certainly did their best on Thursday to try and avoid the loss. Smith scored 12 points along with 6 rebounds and 3 steals, while Clark scored 0 points along with 4 steals. Clark has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played.
Wilmington has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season. As for Coal City, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Wilmington will take on Grace Christian Academy at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Grace Christian Academy is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak. As for Coal City, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Prairie Central at 7:00 p.m. Prairie Central will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 588th, while Coal City is ranked 92nd).
