The Herscher Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Coal City Coalers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Herscher will be strutting in after a win while Coal City will be coming in after a defeat.
It was a proper cat-fight when Herscher took on Lisle on Friday. Herscher blew past Lisle 28-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Tigers have posted since October 6, 2023.
Alek Draper was his usual excellent self, rushing for 278 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry, and also picking up 52 receiving yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Herscher was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 416 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Coal City's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 21-14 to Wilmington. The loss continues a trend for the Coalers in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost five in a row.
Herscher has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Coal City, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
Herscher was dealt a bruising 45-7 loss at the hands of Coal City in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Herscher was down 33-7.
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