Soccer Game Preview: Mt. Zion vs. Urbana

The Mt. Zion Braves will challenge the Urbana Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Mt. Zion is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Mattoon a 5-0 shutout. Mt. Zion have beaten Mattoon the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest Mattoon has come to flipping the script.

Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Urbana made sure to put some goals up on the board against Rantoul on Tuesday. They blew past the Eagles 10-1. The matchup marked Urbana's most dominant win of the season.

Urbana's victory bumped their record up to 10-8-2. As for Mt. Zion, their win bumped their record up to 15-5-1.