The Mattoon Greenwave will face off against the Mt. Vernon Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mattoon has given up an average of 56.4 points per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Thursday, Mattoon took a blow against Mahomet-Seymour, falling 85-53. The defeat continues a trend for the Greenwave in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against McCracken County on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 53-52 to the Mustangs.
Mattoon will have to contain David Barnes as he made an impact in Mt. Vernon's last game. He dropped a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds. That was a full 40.4% of Mt. Vernon's points, marking the fourth time in a row Barnes has posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Cale Maurer, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and ten boards.
Mattoon's loss dropped their record down to 14-12. As for Mt. Vernon, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-7.
Mattoon took a serious blow against Mt. Vernon when the teams last played back in February of 2025, falling 75-30. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Barnes, who went 10-for-14 en route to 24 points and five rebounds. Now that the Greenwave know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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