Volleyball Preview: Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs vs. Effingham Hearts
Mahomet-Seymour is 9-1 against Effingham since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs will head out to square off against the Effingham Hearts at 5:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mahomet-Seymour comes in on ten and Effingham on six.
Last Thursday, Mahomet-Seymour beat Taylorville 2-0.
While Mahomet-Seymour won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Effingham was able to grind out a solid victory over Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg on Saturday, taking the game 2-0.
Effingham never let Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 29-27.
Mahomet-Seymour's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-2. As for Effingham, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Mahomet-Seymour beat Effingham 2-0 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mahomet-Seymour since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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