Basketball Game Preview: Effingham Hearts vs. Marion Wildcats

The Effingham Hearts and the Marion Wildcats will face off at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Effingham is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Charleston 73-14 on Friday. The Hearts have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 25 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Marion unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 56-55 to Teutopolis.

Effingham has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Marion, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-3.