Basketball Recap: Effingham Picks Up Eighth Consecutive Victory

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Previous Games

12/12/25 @ Mt. Zion	57-29
12/08/25 vs Highland	55-43
12/04/25 vs Charleston	73-33
12/02/25 @ Mattoon	70-27
11/28/25 vs Newton	67-41
+ 3 more games

Effingham entered their tilt with Mt. Zion on Friday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They breezed past the Braves to the tune of 57-29. Given the Hearts' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Braves are ranked 240th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Effingham's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Mt. Zion, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-5.

Effingham will take on St. Anthony in a holiday battle at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Mt. Zion, they will be home for the holidays to greet Charleston at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.