It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Effingham had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past the St. Anthony Bulldogs 2-1. The victory was nothing new for the Hearts as they're now sitting on three straight.
Effingham had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 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 |
Effingham was led to victory by Macy Kirk and Averie Wolfe. Kirk had 15 digs, while Wolfe had nine digs and one assist. Those 15 digs gave Kirk a new career-high.
Effingham's win bumped their record up to 22-14. As for St. Anthony, with the defeat, they broke their ten-match winning streak and moved their record to 28-6.
Coming up, Effingham will be taking part in a tournament against Teutopolis at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Anthony does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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