The Mattoon Greenwave are taking a road trip to face off against the Salem Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Mattoon fell victim to Mt. Zion and their airtight defense on Thursday. They lost 6-0 to the Braves. Mattoon have struggled against Mt. Zion recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Salem came up short against Columbia on Thursday, falling 10-1. While losing is never fun, Salem can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 274th, while Columbia are ranked 89th).
Salem's defeat dropped their record down to 9-10. As for Mattoon, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 9-10.
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