The Effingham Hearts will take on the Dieterich Movin Maroons at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Effingham is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 57 points on Thursday, they were much more limited against Mt. Zion on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 58-24 loss at the hands of the Braves. The Hearts haven't had much luck with the Braves recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Dieterich had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They snuck past the Cougars with a 34-30 win. The 34-point effort marked the Movin Maroons' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Dieterich is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Effingham, their loss dropped their record down to 6-13.
Effingham ended up a good deal behind Dieterich in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, losing 79-62. Will Effingham have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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