Effingham is 8-2 against Teutopolis since March of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Hearts will be taking part in a tournament against the Wooden Shoes at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Effingham sitting on three straight victories and Teutopolis on seven.
Effingham is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past St. Anthony 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Hearts have posted against the Bulldogs since August 28, 2018.
Effingham had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-28, 25-16, 25-23.
Macy Kirk
| 10/28/25 vs St. Anthony | 15 |
| 09/20/25 vs Teutopolis | 10 |
| 08/28/25 vs Newton | 9 |
| 10/11/25 vs Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg | 8 |
| 09/23/25 vs Mahomet-Seymour | 8 |
Macy Kirk and Averie Wolfe were among the main playmakers for Effingham as the former had 15 digs and the latter had nine digs and one assist. Those 15 digs gave Kirk a new career-high.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Teutopolis sidestepped Pinckneyville for a 2-1 win.
Effingham's victory bumped their record up to 22-14. As for Teutopolis, their win bumped their record up to 25-9.
Effingham skirted past Teutopolis 2-1 in their previous meeting back in September. Do the Hearts have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wooden Shoes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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