Wilmington is 2-7 against Coal City since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Wilmington Wildcats will look to defend their home pitch against the Coal City Coalers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Wilmington had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Sunday. They never let the Knights onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. Addison Van Duyne was a massive factor in the win, as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Coal City was not the first on the board last Thursday, but they got there more often. They were the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Streator. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Coal City considering their one-goal performance the matchup before.
The victory got Wilmington back to even at 4-4-1. As for Coal City, the win also got them back to even at 3-3-1.
Wilmington suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Coal City in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Wilmington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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