Coal City is 0-10 against Herscher since April of 2017 but things could change on Thursday. The Coalers will square off against the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Coal City will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Saturday, then bounced right back against Wilmington on Tuesday. The Coalers put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 7-1 win. With Coal City ahead 5-1 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Their offense was hitting Wilmington from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Kylee Kennell led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Herscher had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over the Comets. Herscher might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by four goals or more this season.
Coal City's victory bumped their record up to 9-3-1. As for Herscher, their win bumped their record up to 11-2-2.
Coal City suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Herscher when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Coalers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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