Mattoon and Taylorville are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. Having just played yesterday, the Mattoon Greenwave will head out on the road to face off against the Taylorville Tornadoes at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mattoon is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
On Monday, Mattoon ended up a good deal behind Richland County and lost 59-43. 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 398th, while the Tigers are ranked 196th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Taylorville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They blew past Normal University 51-29 on Saturday.
Taylorville pushed their record up to 13-9 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.6 points per game. As for Mattoon, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-20.
Mattoon took a serious blow against Taylorville when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 72-15. Can Mattoon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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