Manteno dropped their record down to 17-7 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins at home. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Coal City Coalers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Coalers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-1 on Monday.
Manteno saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Buehler, who went 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
As for Coal City, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 19-11. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
On Coal City's side, the team relied heavily on Gavin Berger, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double. Berger has become a key player for the Coalers: the team is 11-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 8-9 otherwise. Dylan Young was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Manteno and Coal City should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Panthers will take on Watseka at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank advantage (140 vs. 492). Meanwhile, Coal City (ranked 171st) will meet Kankakee (ranked 498th) at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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