Mattoon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a hard 52-34 fall against the Taylorville Tornadoes. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Greenwave of the 66-30 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February.
Mattoon's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Taylorville, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
Mattoon and Taylorville could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Greenwave will take on Galesburg at 4:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (472 vs. 11). Meanwhile, Taylorville (ranked 338th) will meet Freeport (ranked 27th) at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
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