Soccer Preview: Mattoon vs. Salem
Mattoon has gone 4-0 against Salem recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Mattoon Greenwave are taking a road trip to challenge the Salem Wildcats at 4:30 p.m.
Mattoon is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to eight goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Mt. Zion on Saturday. They lost 3-0 to the Braves.
Meanwhile, Salem waltzed into their game on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 10-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won 12 matches by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Harrisburg with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Eli Baker (7),
Austin Woolridge (2), and
Payton Gullion.
Mattoon has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-10 record this season. As for Salem, they pushed their record up to 16-2-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Mattoon was able to grind out a solid victory over Salem in their previous meeting back in September of 2016, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mattoon since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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