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TaylorvilleEffingham
Tornadoes
53
Flaming Hearts
46

The Effingham (IL) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Taylorville (IL) by a score of 53-46.

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Taylorville----53
Effingham----46
Final score provided by V. Pattalio.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Taylorville holds off Effingham

December 21, 2021: Effingham, IL 62401

Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Taylorville Tornadoes (Taylorville, IL) and the host Effingham Flaming Hearts (Effingham, IL), saw Taylorville's basketball squad hold off Effingham by a tally of 53-46.

With the victory, Taylorville improves its record to 3-5 on the campaign. The Tornadoes host Mt. Zion (Mt. Zion, IL) to confront the Braves in a Apollo challenge on Monday, December 27. The Braves come into the challenge with a record of 6-2. Mt. Zion won 66-63 in their recent non-league challenge against Warrensburg-Latham (Warrensburg, IL)

Next up, the Flaming Hearts confront the Dixon Dukes & Duchesses (Dixon, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 28. Effingham will attempt to improve on its 2-8 season record. The Dukes & Duchesses come into the challenge with a 7-3 record after their 67-63 non-league loss to Princeton (Princeton, IL).

Rankings & Records

Taylorville (21-22)

ILClass
20163
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
16-156-67-97-42-2.516.5001,5181,453

Effingham (21-22)

ILClass
31990
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
10-221-111-95-74-6.312.0831,4581,555

Team Scoring Averages

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Taylorville		8.412.511.513.04.09.049.0
Effingham		10.28.08.614.0--45.6

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Head-to-Head

  • Taylorville won on 12/21/2021
    12/21 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Taylorville----53
    Effingham----46

    The Taylorville (IL) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Effingham (IL) by a score of 53-46.

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  • Taylorville won on 1/13/2022
    1/13 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Effingham0003434
    Taylorville0003636

    The Effingham (IL) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Taylorville (IL) by a score of 36-34.

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Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Taylorville4-8Effingham1-13
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/4/21CharlestonTaylorville(L) 65-4712/16/21CharlestonEffingham(L) 55-45
1/28/22TaylorvilleCharleston(L) 61-582/8/22EffinghamCharleston(L) 57-46
12/7/21LincolnTaylorville(L) 40-321/31/22LincolnEffingham(L) 42-31
2/7/22TaylorvilleLincoln(W) 54-532/11/22EffinghamLincoln(L) 42-29
12/14/21TaylorvilleMahomet-Seymour(L) 57-4812/10/21EffinghamMahomet-Seymour(L) 46-35
2/11/22Mahomet-SeymourTaylorville(L) 41-352/5/22Mahomet-SeymourEffingham(L) 54-41
12/27/21Mt. ZionTaylorville(L) 53-521/7/22EffinghamMt. Zion(W) 58-52
2/1/22TaylorvilleMt. Zion(W) 61-602/19/22Mt. ZionEffingham(L) 68-49
1/25/22MattoonTaylorville(W) 54-5111/27/21EffinghamMattoon(L) 54-40
2/8/22TaylorvilleMattoon(W) 45-3912/7/21EffinghamMattoon(L) 64-24
2/3/22MattoonEffingham(L) 41-39
1/29/22TeutopolisTaylorville(L) 54-5112/14/21TeutopolisEffingham(L) 46-37
12/30/21TeutopolisEffingham(L) 58-47
2/12/22TaylorvilleCentralia(L) 43-3612/11/21CentraliaEffingham(L) 42-29

Record Breakdown

Taylorville (21-22)

Effingham (21-22)
16-15
Overall
10-22
6-6
League
1-11
4-4
Non-League
3-6
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
4-8
Common Opponent
1-13
7-9
Home
1-9
7-4
Away
5-7
2-2
Neutral
4-6
0-0
Playoff
0-1
16-15
In-State
10-22
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0