Football Preview: Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs vs. Mattoon Greenwave
Mahomet-Seymour has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Mattoon Greenwave at 7:00 p.m. Mahomet-Seymour is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.3 points per game this season.
Mahomet-Seymour's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 49-0 win over Effingham on the road. Considering the Bulldogs have won five games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Lucas Dyer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 331 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per attempt. A healthy portion of that aerial production (91 yards to be exact) went to Mason Orton.
Meanwhile, Mattoon ended up a good deal behind Taylorville on Friday and lost 21-7.
Mahomet-Seymour's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Mattoon, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Mahomet-Seymour has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 266.9 passing yards per game. Mattoon, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 189.7 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for Mahomet-Seymour against Mattoon in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 49-6 win. In that match, Mahomet-Seymour amassed a halftime lead of 49-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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