The Coal City Coalers will be playing at home against the Seneca Fighting Irish at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Coal City is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Herscher 18-8. Winning may never get old, but Coal City sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Bri Combes spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and six unearned) runs on 13 hits.
On the hitting side, Makayla Henline was a standout: she went 4-for-5 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Jadyn Shaw, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Seneca came tearing into Monday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Trojans onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory.
Coal City is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Seneca, their win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-1.
Coal City came out on top in a nail-biter against Seneca when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. Will Coal City repeat their success, or does Seneca have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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