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| 10/11/24 - Home | 21-14 W |
| 10/06/23 - Away | 28-0 W |
| 09/09/22 - Home | 17-7 W |
| 09/10/21 - Away | 10-7 W |
| 04/09/21 - Home | 24-21 W |
| + 5 more games |
Wilmington is 8-2 against Coal City since September of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Wildcats will welcome the Coalers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Coal City will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Wilmington extended their winning streak to seven on Friday. The Wildcats breezed past Reed-Custer to the tune of 54-6. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Comets are ranked 265th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Coal City). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Herscher 56-7. The victory continues a trend for the Coalers in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won seven in a row.
Wilmington's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Coal City, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 7-1.
Wilmington was able to grind out a solid win over Coal City in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, winning 21-14. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Coalers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
