The Urbana Tigers will square off against the Mt. Zion Braves at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Urbana turned things around against Rantoul on Tuesday. They blew past the Eagles 10-1. The high-scoring effort was just what Urbana needed considering they were shut out in their previous match.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Mt. Zion walked away with it. Their defense stepped up to hand the Greenwave a 5-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result kept Mt. Zion happy, as they haven't lost a game since October 2nd.
Urbana's victory bumped their record up to 10-8-2. As for Mt. Zion, their win bumped their record up to 15-5-1.
Urbana came out on top in a nail-biter against Mt. Zion when the teams last played back in October of 2018, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Braves have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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