The Effingham Hearts will head out on the road to square off against the Taylorville Tornadoes at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Effingham has nine straight wins, Taylorville has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Effingham is coming into the match fresh off a high-scoring shootout with Charleston that saw the pair combine for 23 shots on goal. Everything went Effingham's way against Charleston on Thursday as Effingham made off with a 6-0 victory. Andrew Wagoner was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Taylorville fell victim to Mattoon and their airtight defense on Thursday. They lost 8-0 to the Greenwave. That's two games in a row now that the Tornadoes have lost by exactly eight goals.
Effingham's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Taylorville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Everything went Effingham's way against Taylorville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Effingham made off with a 7-1 victory. In that contest, Effingham amassed a halftime lead of 5-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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