Mattoon lost against Effingham back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Mattoon Greenwave lost 4-1 to the Effingham Hearts. While losing is never fun, the Greenwave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 305th, while the Hearts are ranked 104th).
This is the second loss in a row for Mattoon and nudges their season record down to 7-6. As for Effingham, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 13-0.
Mattoon wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and has already played their next game, a 3-2 victory against Newton on the 4th. As for Effingham, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-1 win against Hillsboro on the 2nd.
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