Taylorville is 0-10 against Mattoon since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Taylorville Tornadoes will head out on the road to square off against the Mattoon Greenwave at 5:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Taylorville is looking to pick up the season's first win, something they couldn't quite do against Decatur Eisenhower on Monday. Neither Taylorville nor Decatur Eisenhower could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Mattoon's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 6-0 defeat at the hands of Normal West.
Taylorville's draw makes their record 0-5-1 this season. As for Mattoon, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-4-1.
Taylorville might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Mattoon in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Taylorville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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