Effingham and Mattoon are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2021, but not for long. The Effingham Hearts will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Mattoon Greenwave at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Effingham can't be too worried about heading out to take on Mattoon: they just beat Shelbyville at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Effingham walked away with a 2-0 win over Shelbyville on Monday.
Effingham easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Mattoon beat Rantoul 2-0 on Thursday.
Mattoon never let Rantoul on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-12.
Effingham is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 27-7 record this season. As for Mattoon, their victory bumped their record up to 12-16.
Effingham was able to grind out a solid win over Mattoon in their previous matchup back in September, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Effingham since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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