The Effingham Hearts will venture away from home to take on the Taylorville Tornadoes at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Effingham has six straight victories, Taylorville has 16 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Effingham had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the five-goal drubbing they dealt Charleston on Thursday. The Hearts' defense stepped up to hand the Trojans a 5-0 shutout. Considering Effingham have won 13 matchups by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Charleston with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Maicol Sefton (3), Camilo Aden, and Connor Delong.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Taylorville's offense. They lost 9-0 to Mattoon on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that Taylorville have lost by exactly nine goals.
Effingham's win bumped their record up to 18-1-3. As for Taylorville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-19.
Effingham took their victory against Taylorville when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 9-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hearts since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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