Coalers
| 03/25/25 vs Iroquois West | 14 |
| 03/24/25 vs Sandwich | 16 |
| 03/21/25 vs Minooka | 1 |
| 03/18/25 vs Dwight | 11 |
| 03/17/25 vs Prairie Central | 15 |
The Coal City Coalers will challenge the Pontiac Indians at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Coal City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.4 runs per game this season.
Coal City gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They were the clear victors by a 14-4 margin over Iroquois West. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Coalers.
Ethan Olson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Olson was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run and three RBI. That home run was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Dylan Young and Gabe McHugh did most of the damage at the plate: Young scored two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while McHugh scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. That's the most stolen bases McHugh has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Blaine Doss, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Coal City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .634. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Iroquois West only posted an OBP of .346.
Pontiac hadn't beaten LaSalle-Peru on the road since May 13, 2017 but that history sure didn't bother them on Monday. Pontiac narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past LaSalle-Peru 7-6.
Pontiac's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Coal City, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Everything went Coal City's way against Pontiac in their previous meeting back in April of 2019, as Coal City made off with an 18-8 win. Does Coal City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pontiac turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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