Basketball Recap: Effingham Piles Up the Points Against Charleston

Hearts

Margin (Wins)

12/27/24 vs Charleston	59
01/30/25 vs Mattoon	59
02/04/25 @ Charleston	53
11/27/24 vs Flora	49
12/12/24 @ Mattoon	42

Effingham won the last time they faced Charleston and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Effingham Hearts breezed by the Charleston Trojans to the tune of 70-17. The Hearts have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matchups by 22 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, Charleston still got an impressive performance from Samantha Fehrenbacher, who posted five points.

Effingham is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which lines up perfectly with their 21-7 record this season. As for Charleston, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-20.

Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Richland County the next time they take the court. Charleston will head out to face Richland County at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, while Effingham will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on February 12th.