The Coal City Coalers will head out on the road to square off against the Plainfield North Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Coal City is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.9 runs per game this season.
Coal City stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Lisle an 18-0 shutout. The high-scoring effort was just what Coal City needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Naomi Rodriguez looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Coal City let Madi Petersen and DArcy Ness loose on the outfield. Petersen went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Ness went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Kaycee Graf was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Plainfield North can finally bid farewell to their nine-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Plainfield East out 3-2.
Coal City is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Plainfield North, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-13.
Coal City might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Plainfield North in their previous meeting back in March of 2018. Can Coal City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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