The Mattoon Greenwave will square off against the Urbana Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Mattoon and six for Urbana.
Mattoon saw some tournament action on Monday. They were dealt a 49-20 defeat at the hands of Hillsboro. 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 404th, while the Hiltoppers are ranked 122nd).
Meanwhile, Urbana had to suffer through a 60-13 loss at the hands of Manual.
Mattoon's loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Urbana, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Mattoon took their victory against Urbana when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 55-30. Does Mattoon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Urbana turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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