Effingham proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by five) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They beat the Mattoon Greenwave by a goal, winning 2-1. Surprisingly, this marked Effingham's third straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Maicol Sefton and Andrew Wagoner scored both of Effingham's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 57 goals.
Hearts
| 09/30/25 @ Mattoon | 2-1 |
| 09/25/25 @ Mt. Vernon | 7-1 |
| 09/22/25 @ Teutopolis | 3-1 |
| 09/18/25 @ Charleston | 7-0 |
| 09/16/25 @ Newton | 6-2 |
| + 2 more games |
Effingham pushed their record up to 15-1-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 37 goals over those seven matchups. As for Mattoon, their loss ended a four-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-5-2.
Effingham has already played their next match, a 4-1 victory against Hillsboro on the 1st. As for Mattoon, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 5-1 win against Newton on the 3rd.
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