Effingham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a blow against the Centralia Orphans, falling 68-29. While losing is never fun, the Hearts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 404th, while the Orphans are ranked 23rd).
Effingham's defeat dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Centralia, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 17-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Effingham has already played their next game (against Glenwood), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Centralia has also has no score uploaded for their next matchup, this one against Mt. Vernon.
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