The Mattoon Greenwave will challenge the Charleston Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Mattoon's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Mt. Zion on Friday. They were outmatched by the Braves and fell 48-0. While losing is never fun, the Greenwave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 336th, while the Braves are ranked 78th).
Meanwhile, Charleston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They received a blow as they fell 51-35 to Effingham. The game was a 28-28 toss-up at halftime, but the Trojans couldn't quite close it out.
Mattoon's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Charleston, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Mattoon came out on top in a nail-biter against Charleston in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, sneaking past 20-17. Will the Greenwave repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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