Illinois High School Basketball - Effingham edges Mt. Zion
January 26, 2017: Mt. Zion, IL 62549 The Effingham Flaming Hearts (Effingham, IL) basketball nipped the host Mt. Zion Braves (Mt. Zion, IL), 52-47 in Thursday's league test.
The Flaming Hearts (21-3) will now prepare for their test against Teutopolis (Teutopolis, IL). The Wooden Shoes go into the non-league test with a 21-5 record. In their last test, Teutopolis was tipped by Mattoon (Mattoon, IL), 66-58, in a non-league test.
The Braves now own a 9-12 record. They play next when they host Salem for a Apollo test on Monday, January 30. Mt. Zion will meet a Wildcats team coming off a 53-51 non-league win over Centralia (Centralia, IL). The Wildcats record now stands at 9-17.