Effingham waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They beat the Mattoon Greenwave by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 2-0. That's more bragging rights for the Hearts, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Effingham was generally in control, but really had to dig deep in the first set to get the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-17.
Effingham's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 28-7. As for Mattoon, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-17.
Effingham does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Mattoon has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Decatur Eisenhower on the 23rd.
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