Plano is 0-9 against Coal City since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Plano Reapers will be playing at home against the Coal City Coalers at 4:30 p.m. Plano will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
In what's become a running theme this season, Plano gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They blew past Harvard 14-1.
Jake Decker and Rylan Aguirre did most of the damage at the plate: Decker scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Aguirre got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four RBI and a run. Decker is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three straight games.
Meanwhile, Coal City unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Seneca by a score of 6-5.
Danny Olson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Plano is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Coal City, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Plano has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Coal City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Plano suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Coal City in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Plano, Caden Kuder (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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