Mascoutah has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Effingham Hearts at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mascoutah is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.2 goals per game this season.
Effingham better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Mascoutah really get things going. Mascoutah's defense stepped up to hand Civic Memorial a 3-0 shutout on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won nine matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Kannon Creamer and
Jackson Daniels scored all three of Mascoutah's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 35 goals.
Meanwhile, Effingham waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over the Bulldogs. The Hearts' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
Mascoutah has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Effingham, their win was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-2.
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