The Coal City Coalers will be playing at home against the Joliet Catholic Hilltoppers at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
If Coal City beats Joliet Catholic with seven runs on Sunday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Coal City skirted past Reed-Custer 7-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Coal City.
Tanner Wallace looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Wyatt Wickiser was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Will McArdle, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Joliet Catholic waltzed into their game on Wednesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Trojans and snuck past 6-4. Six seems to be a good number for Joliet Catholic as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Coal City is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Joliet Catholic, they pushed their record up to 19-2 with that victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Coal City suffered a grim 17-2 defeat to Joliet Catholic in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Coal City have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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