Coal City is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Marian Catholic is on a ten-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Coal City Coalers will welcome the Marian Catholic Spartans at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Coal City will be strutting in after a victory while Marian Catholic will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Coal City beat Lisle 52-41.
Meanwhile, Marian Catholic faced Benet Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Marian Catholic came up short against Benet Academy, falling 63-41. The defeat continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Redwings: they've now lost six in a row.
Coal City is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Marian Catholic, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 18-3.
Things could have been worse for Coal City, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 48-29 loss to Marian Catholic when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Can Coal City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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