Soccer Preview: Charleston vs. Mattoon
Charleston is 1-9 against Mattoon since September of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Charleston Trojans will head out on the road to take on the Mattoon Greenwave at 5:00 p.m. Charleston is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
Charleston lost 6-1 to Mt. Zion on Tuesday. The Trojans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 3-0.
Their goal came courtesy of
Russell Applegate, who's now up to nine this season.
Meanwhile, Mattoon came up short against Salem on Tuesday, falling 7-2. While losing is never fun, the Greenwave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 319th, while the Wildcats are ranked 132nd).
This is the second loss in a row for Charleston and nudges their season record down to 5-12-1. As for Mattoon, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
Charleston suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Mattoon when the teams last played back in September. Can Charleston avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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