The Mattoon Greenwave will take on the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mattoon is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Mattoon ended up a good deal behind Taylorville and lost 21-7.
Meanwhile, Mahomet-Seymour waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Hearts, posting a 49-0 victory on the road. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won five games by 22 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Lucas Dyer, who threw for 331 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per attempt. A healthy portion of that aerial production (91 yards to be exact) went to Mason Orton.
Mattoon's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Mahomet-Seymour, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Mattoon has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 189.7 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Mahomet-Seymour has preferred to attack from the air: they average 266.9 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Mattoon was taken down by Mahomet-Seymour 49-6 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mattoon was down 49-0.
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