Mt. Zion is 0-10 against Mahomet-Seymour since October of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. The Mt. Zion Braves are taking a road trip to square off against the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Mt. Zion didn't have quite enough to beat Charleston and fell 2-1. While the Braves didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Trojans 25-23 in the first period.
Mt. Zion actually scored more points across those three sets (68-67), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-23, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Mahomet-Seymour had already won seven in a row and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They came out on top against the Greenwave by a score of 2-0.
Mahomet-Seymour's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Mattoon between 18 and 20 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-18.
This is the second loss in a row for Mt. Zion and nudges their season record down to 13-9. As for Mahomet-Seymour, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-2.
Mt. Zion came up short against Mahomet-Seymour in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Can Mt. Zion avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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