The Coal City Coalers will head out on the road to challenge the Newark Norsemen at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Coal City nor Newark posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Coal City is is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They fell 5-2 to Manteno.
Tanner Wallace spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on five hits.
At the plate, Lucas Nolan was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-1 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Newark was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 10-1 to Marquette.
Newark saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Begovac, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Coal City's loss dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Newark, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-20.
Everything went Coal City's way against Newark in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Coal City made off with a 7-1 victory. Will Coal City repeat their success, or does Newark have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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