The Mattoon Greenwave will square off against the Urbana University Illineks at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
Mattoon fell victim to Mahomet-Seymour and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 5-0. The loss continues a trend for Mattoon in their meetings with Mahomet-Seymour: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Urbana University had to endure a six-match losing streak, but that streak is no more. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past St. Thomas More 3-2. Surprisingly, this marked the fifth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.
Mattoon's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-6. As for Urbana University, their victory bumped their record up to 4-7.
Everything went Mattoon's way against Urbana University when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Mattoon made off with a 5-0 win. Will the Greenwave repeat their success, or do the Illineks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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