Effingham put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Newton Eagles 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.
Effingham pushed their record up to 8-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Newton, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-2 record.
Effingham will be playing at home against Charleston at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Newton, they will face off against Mt. Carmel at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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