The home team had won the previous three meetings between Mattoon and Mt. Zion, and Mt. Zion kept the tradition alive. The Greenwave were dealt a 48-0 loss at the hands of the Braves on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Greenwave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 347th, while the Braves are ranked 78th).
Brayden Hackett threw for 45 yards on seven of 15 attempts. Cameron Harrison was his top target, picking up 36 receiving yards. On the ground, Brayden Dailey rushed for 53 yards.
Keller Stocks produced another solid effort throwing for 297 yards and five TDs for Mt. Zion. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Lipa, who picked up 61 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Mattoon's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Mt. Zion, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Mattoon will square off against rival Charleston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Mt. Zion is set to challenge their familiar foe Mahomet-Seymour at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 891 yards in their previous games.
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