Soccer Recap: Saturday's Defeat Ends Mendota's Winning Streak + How To Watch

By Team Reports Nov 12, 2025, 10:07am

Soccer Recap: Mendota vs. Columbia

HOW TO WATCH: This match can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the IL High School Assn. (IHSA) & Columbia High School. Watch Full Replay

Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Mendota couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Columbia Eagles on Saturday. Mendota were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Columbia apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in November of 2024.

Mendota's goal came courtesy of Johan Cortez, who's now up to 42 this season.

Trojans

Previous 5 Games

11/08/25 vs Columbia1-3
11/06/25 vs Coal City3-0
11/03/25 vs Quincy Notre Dame2-1
10/31/25 vs Harvest-Westminster6-0
10/29/25 vs Genoa-Kingston2-0

The defeat snapped Mendota's winning streak at six matches and leaves them with a 25-5 record. As for Columbia, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-5-3 record this season.

As of now, neither Mendota nor Columbia have any future games scheduled.

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