The Champaign Central Maroons will face off against the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Champaign Central took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let Peoria get on the board and left with a 5-0 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Champaign Central considering their one-goal performance the match before.
Meanwhile, Mahomet-Seymour waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Trojans. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Mahomet-Seymour were the better team in the second half.
Noah Crane and Tate Kimball scored both of Mahomet-Seymour's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
The win got Mahomet-Seymour back to even at 6-6-3. As for Champaign Central, their victory bumped their record up to 7-9-2.
Champaign Central skirted past Mahomet-Seymour 1-0 in their previous matchup back in September. Will the Maroons repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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