The Effingham Hearts will head out on the road to square off against the Mattoon Greenwave at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Effingham is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight games on Friday. They lost 31-7 to Mt. Zion. While losing is never fun, the Hearts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Braves are ranked 60th).
Meanwhile, Mattoon had to suffer through a 42-6 loss at the hands of Mahomet-Seymour. The Greenwave haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Mattoon's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Effingham, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Effingham took their win against Mattoon in their previous matchup back in September of 2024 by a conclusive 52-29 score. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Greenwave's Trysten Sewell, who rushed for 216 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Hearts to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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