Effingham managed to keep up with Teutopolis until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Effingham Hearts might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes an easy 56-34 win. While losing is never fun, the Hearts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 422nd, while the Wooden Shoes are ranked 166th).
Effingham is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-8. As for Teutopolis, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Effingham will head out on the road to challenge Charleston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Charleston is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.9 points per game this season. Teutopolis will take on Pinckneyville in a holiday battle at at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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