Basketball Game Preview: Effingham Hearts vs. Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs

Effingham and Mahomet-Seymour are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Effingham Hearts will head out on the road to take on the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Effingham is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Teutopolis just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They lost to the Wooden Shoes on the road by a 54-36 margin. The contest marked the Hearts' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Meanwhile, Mahomet-Seymour waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They breezed by the Trojans to the tune of 64-35. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.

Mahomet-Seymour has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for Effingham, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-6.

Effingham didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Mahomet-Seymour when the teams last played back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 60-54 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Effingham since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.