Manteno is 2-8 against Coal City since December of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Manteno Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Coal City Coalers at 7:00 p.m. Manteno is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Manteno took on Herscher on Thursday. Manteno walked away with a 41-33 win over Herscher. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Tigers are ranked 438th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Coal City had just enough and edged Reed-Custer out 40-37 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Coalers.
Coal City has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Manteno, they pushed their record up to 22-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Manteno couldn't quite finish off Coal City in their previous meeting back in January and fell 40-38. Will Manteno have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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