The Mattoon Greenwave will take on the Highland Bulldogs in a tournament on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Highland will be up against a hot Mattoon team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Greenwave's defense stepped up to hand Charleston a 6-0 shutout on Tuesday. Mattoon's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
Meanwhile, Jersey kept up with Highland until halftime on Thursday, but afterwards: not so much. The Bulldogs put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 4-1 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Highland needed considering they were shut out in their previous matchup.
Highland's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 7-4. As for Mattoon, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
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