Soccer Preview: Mattoon vs. Effingham
The Mattoon Greenwave are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Effingham Hearts at 5:30 p.m.
Mattoon is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to seven goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Altamont on Saturday. They lost 4-1 to the Indians. The Greenwave's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Effingham put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Mt. Vernon onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. The Hearts' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four games.
They hit Mt. Vernon with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Maicol Sefton (3),
Jacob Warner, and Warner.
Mattoon's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Effingham, they pushed their record up to 12-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home.
Mattoon suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Effingham in their previous meeting on September 10th. Can Mattoon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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