Mattoon hasn't had much luck against Mahomet-Seymour recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Greenwave will welcome the Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Mattoon has given up an average of 29.7 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Mattoon is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 35 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Taylorville on Friday. They had to suffer through a 50-6 loss at the hands of the Tornadoes. The Greenwave were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-6.
Meanwhile, Mahomet-Seymour was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Effingham 49-7. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Hearts recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Mahomet-Seymour didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aiden Banister and Pierce Douglas. Douglas also made four total tackles, which is notable because Mahomet-Seymour is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
The win got Mahomet-Seymour back to even at 3-3. As for Mattoon, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Mattoon took a serious blow against Mahomet-Seymour when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 63-7. Thankfully for the Greenwave, Lucas Dyer (who threw for 313 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.2% of his passes, and also punched in one TD on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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