Mattoon has gone 10-0 against Taylorville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Mattoon Greenwave are taking a road trip to challenge the Taylorville Tornadoes at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Mattoon and five for Taylorville.
Mattoon's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Teutopolis on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wooden Shoes. While losing is never fun, the Greenwave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 285th, while the Wooden Shoes are ranked 134th).
Meanwhile, Taylorville also failed to score in their most recent game. They lost 8-0 to Charleston on Tuesday.
Mattoon's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Taylorville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Everything went Mattoon's way against Taylorville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Mattoon made off with a 7-1 win. Will Mattoon repeat their success, or does Taylorville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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