Wartburg Central and Coalfield are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Wartburg Central Bulldogs will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Coalfield Yellow Jackets at 6:30 p.m. Coalfield took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Wartburg Central, who comes in off a win.
While Wartburg Central didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They snuck past Rockwood with a 41-37 win on Tuesday. The 41-point effort marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Coalfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 79-42 loss at the hands of Midway.
Wartburg Central pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Coalfield, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Wartburg Central beat Coalfield 58-50 in their previous matchup back in January. Does Wartburg Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Coalfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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