The Mattoon Greenwave soccer team scored 3 points and limited the visiting Effingham Flaming Hearts to 1 in the Greenwave league victory on Tuesday.

Next, the Greenwave face the Lincoln Railsplitters (Lincoln, IL) in a Apollo contest, on Thursday, September 8. Mattoon will attempt to better on its 4-4 season record. The Railsplitters enter the contest with a 3-1 record after their 9-1 league win over Charleston (Charleston, IL).

The Flaming Hearts now have a 1-5 record. They take the field next when they host Mt. Vernon for a non-league contest on Wednesday, September 7. Effingham will face a Rams team coming off a 8-0 non-league loss to Waterloo (Waterloo, IL). The Rams record now stands at 0-4.