Illinois High School Basketball - Effingham nudges Mattoon
December 10, 2024: Effingham, IL 62401
The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Effingham Hearts (Effingham, IL) and the visiting Mattoon Greenwave (Mattoon, IL), observed Effingham's basketball team edge Mattoon by a score of 66-63.
The Hearts (3-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet, IL). The Bulldogs come into the Apollo challenge with a 3-2 record. In their last challenge, Mahomet-Seymour edged Charleston (Charleston, IL), 69-54, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Greenwave encounter the Richland County Tigers (Olney, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 14. Mattoon will attempt to improve on its 2-6 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 3-4 record after their 51-40 non-league loss to Mt. Zion (Mt. Zion, IL).