The Mattoon Greenwave will take on the Mt. Zion Braves at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Mattoon is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to nine goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Mahomet-Seymour on Tuesday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 7-0. Mattoon haven't had much luck with Mahomet-Seymour recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mt. Zion). They never let Decatur Eisenhower get on the board and left with a 12-0 victory on Monday. Mt. Zion might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by three goals or more this season.
Mt. Zion has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 48 goals over those nine contests. As for Mattoon, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
Mattoon suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Mt. Zion in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will the Greenwave have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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