Illinois High School Basketball - Effingham sneaks past Charleston
December 28, 2024: Effingham, IL 62401 The Effingham Hearts (Effingham, IL) basketball edged the visiting Charleston Trojans (Charleston, IL), 63-58 in Saturday's non-league bout.
The Hearts now possess a 5-10 record. They play next when they travel to Richland County for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 7. Effingham will play a Tigers team coming off a 60-38 non-league win over Roxana (Roxana, IL). The Tigers record now stands at 9-7.
With the loss, Charleston falls to 6-7 on the campaign. The Trojans host Taylorville (Taylorville, IL) to play the Tornadoes in a Apollo bout on Friday, January 3. The Tornadoes go into the bout with a record of 6-7. Taylorville won 46-40 in their recent non-league bout against Galesburg (Galesburg, IL)