Mahomet-Seymour has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the Mattoon Greenwave at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mahomet-Seymour is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.6 goals per game this season.
Last Saturday, Mahomet-Seymour narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Champaign Central 2-1. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Maroons are ranked 298th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kade Smith and
Ethan Ramirez scored both of Mahomet-Seymour's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
Meanwhile, Mattoon lost 9-1 to Urbana University on Monday. Things were pretty much settled by the half as the Greenwave were already down 5-1.
Mahomet-Seymour has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-5-1 record this season. As for Mattoon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-8.
Everything went Mahomet-Seymour's way against Mattoon in their previous meeting back in September, as Mahomet-Seymour made off with a 6-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mahomet-Seymour since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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