Soccer Preview: Mt. Zion vs. Mahomet-Seymour
Mt. Zion has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Last Monday, Mt. Zion sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Lincoln. That's two games straight that the Braves have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Mahomet-Seymour came tearing into Wednesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Hearts a 1-0 shutout. The Bulldogs wouldn't have won without Travis Hoffman, who scored the game-winner.
Mt. Zion has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7-1 record this season. As for Mahomet-Seymour, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5-1.
Mt. Zion came up short against Mahomet-Seymour in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Can Mt. Zion avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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