The Seneca Fighting Irish will venture away from home to face off against the Coal City Coalers at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Saturday, Seneca was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 62-56 to Monticello.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Coal City, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They walked away with a 56-45 win over Reed-Custer on Friday. Given the Coalers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Comets are ranked 588th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Coal City's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.2 points per game. As for Seneca, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-4.
Seneca didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Coal City in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 65-61 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Seneca since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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