Coal City was the 40-38 winner over Manteno when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Coal City Coalers took a 53-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Manteno Panthers on Monday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Manteno to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maddie Gesky, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 16 rebounds. Gesky has been hot, having posted nine or more boards the last seven times she's played. Emily Horath was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds.
Coal City's defeat dropped their record down to 21-8. As for Manteno, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-4.
Looking ahead, Coal City will square off against Dwight at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Manteno does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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