The Coal City Coalers are headed away from home for the first time to challenge the Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Coal City is headed out to face Bradley-Bourbonnais after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Coal City was the clear victor by a 9-3 margin over Prairie Central on Friday. The Coalers not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since April 30, 2024.
Khloe Picard was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI. Those two triples gave her a new career-high. Madalyn Petersen was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Coal City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .550. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Prairie Central only posted an OBP of .303.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Bradley-Bourbonnais and Herscher, and Bradley-Bourbonnais kept the tradition alive. Bradley-Bourbonnais put the hurt on Herscher with a sharp 13-3 win on Monday. The victory continues a trend for the Boilermakers in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won three in a row.
Abbie Hofbauer was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Hofbauer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Suttyn Hop, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Evie McIntyre, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Coal City came out on top in a nail-biter against Bradley-Bourbonnais in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, sneaking past 6-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coal City since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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