The Effingham Hearts will take on the Brooks Eagles in a tournament on Thursday. Effingham is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Effingham ended up a good deal behind Charleston and lost 63-46.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Brooks' good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 57-41 bruising from Marist. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the RedHawks are ranked 38th).
Effingham will have to keep a close watch on Elijah Curl and Terrell Lowery, a pair of players who had a big impact on Brooks' prior game. Curl went 5 for 7 on his way to 11 points and five rebounds, while Lowery posted seven points and four steals. The dominant performance gave Lowery a new career-high in steals. Malik Arogundade was another key player, putting up six points.
Brooks' loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Effingham, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
Effingham suffered a grim 67-42 defeat to Brooks in their previous meeting back in December of 2021. Thankfully for Effingham, Anthony Vaval (who went 8 of 10 on his way to 19 points and eight rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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