Effingham has been away from home for four games now, but on Saturday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Taylorville Tornadoes at 11:00 a.m. Effingham's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Taylorville's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Effingham's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Charleston with a sharp 6-0 win. Considering the Hearts have won ten games by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Taylorville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 8-1 to Charleston. The Tornadoes were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 5-0.
Effingham's victory bumped their record up to 16-2. As for Taylorville, their loss dropped their record down to 3-17.
Everything went Effingham's way against Taylorville in their previous matchup back in September, as Effingham made off with a 9-0 win. Will Effingham repeat their success, or does Taylorville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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