Soccer Preview: Effingham vs. Mt. Zion
Effingham has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to challenge the Mt. Zion Braves at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Effingham is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.1 goals per game this season.
If Mt. Zion heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Effingham took over last week. Effingham narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Hillsboro 2-1. Andrew Wagoner had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Hearts got from the refs.
Maicol Sefton was the driving force of Effingham's attack as he scored both of Effingham's goals, bringing his season total up to 31 goals.
Meanwhile, Mt. Zion hasn't lost a match since September 21st, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. They never let Taylorville onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. The Braves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by three goals or more this season.
Effingham's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-0. As for Mt. Zion, the victory got them back to even at 7-7-1.
Effingham was able to grind out a solid win over Mt. Zion when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Effingham since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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