The Effingham Hearts will head out to challenge the Altamont Indians at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Effingham is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Effingham will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Mt. Zion, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Effingham walked away with a 3-1 win over Mt. Zion on Thursday. Given the Hearts' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Braves are ranked 237th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Maicol Sefton and
Jake Niebrugge scored all three of Effingham's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Altamont's offense. They fell 2-0 to Wesclin on Thursday. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Effingham pushed their record up to 6-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Altamont, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Everything went Effingham's way against Altamont when the teams last played two weeks ago as Effingham made off with a 5-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Effingham 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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