The Effingham Hearts soccer squad scored 5 points and held the host Mattoon Greenwave to 1 in the Hearts league victory on Tuesday.

The Hearts now hold a 5-0 record. They play next when they host Mt. Zion for a Apollo bout on Thursday, September 12. Effingham will play a Braves squad coming off a 8-1 non-league win over Decatur Eisenhower (Decatur, IL). The Braves record now stands at 3-2.

With the loss, Mattoon moves to 3-2 on the year. The Greenwave travel to Teutopolis (Teutopolis, IL) to confront the Wooden Shoes in a non-league outing on Thursday, September 12. The Wooden Shoes enter the outing with a record of 4-1. Teutopolis won 5-3 in their recent non-league outing against Altamont (Altamont, IL)