Basketball Recap: Effingham Piles Up the Points Against Mattoon

Hearts

Margin (Wins)

12/27/24 vs Charleston	59
01/30/25 vs Mattoon	59
11/27/24 vs Flora	49
12/12/24 @ Mattoon	42
12/07/24 vs North Clay/Clay City	41

Effingham came tearing into Thursday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Mattoon Greenwave, posting a 69-10 win. The Hearts have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 22 points or more this season.

Effingham has also been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Mattoon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-18.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Effingham won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Teutopolis at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Mattoon has already played their next match (against Charleston), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.