The Effingham Hearts will face off against the Charleston Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Effingham is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
On Tuesday, Effingham had just enough and edged Newton out 2-1. Given the Hearts' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Eagles are ranked 157th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Maicol Sefton was the driving force of Effingham's attack as he scored both of Effingham's goals, bringing his season total up to 20 goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Charleston). They never let Taylorville onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory on Tuesday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Trojans considering their one-goal performance the game before.
Effingham pushed their record up to 8-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Charleston, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-6 record.
Effingham took their win against Charleston in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 4-1. Does Effingham have another victory up their sleeve, or will Charleston turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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