Coal City proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 12) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Reed-Custer Comets, sneaking past 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Coalers have posted since March 28th.
A.J. Wills spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Coal City saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Berger, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Coalers
| 05/22/25 vs Reed-Custer | 2-1 |
| 05/19/25 vs Newark | 12-0 |
| 05/17/25 @ Rochester | 6-2 |
| 05/15/25 @ Kankakee | 20-5 |
| 05/13/25 @ Manteno | 6-3 |
| + 2 more games |
The win (which was Coal City's seventh in a row) raised their record to 23-11. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Reed-Custer, they moved to 19-13 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
As of now, neither Coal City nor the Comets have any future games scheduled.
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