Mattoon and Taylorville are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Mattoon Greenwave will be playing at home against the Taylorville Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mattoon is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, Mattoon might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Marion an easy 67-41 win. While losing is never fun, the Greenwave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 511th, while the Wildcats are ranked 73rd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Taylorville). The stars were shining brightly for them in a 63-48 victory over Mahomet-Seymour on Tuesday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Tornadoes with their most commanding win of the season.
Taylorville's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4. As for Mattoon, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Mattoon beat Taylorville 51-38 in their previous meeting back in February. Does Mattoon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Taylorville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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