Effingham is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Hillsboro is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Effingham Hearts will host the Hillsboro Hiltoppers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Tuesday, everything went Effingham's way against Mattoon as Effingham made off with a 4-1 victory. Given the Hearts' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Greenwave are ranked 287th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Effingham hit Mattoon with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Sebastian Simoni (2),
Gage Kinder, and
Connor Delong.
Meanwhile, Hillsboro made easy work of Riverton/Tri-City on Saturday and carried off a 6-1 win. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 3-0.
Effingham's victory bumped their record up to 13-0. As for Hillsboro, their win bumped their record up to 12-3.
Effingham suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Hillsboro when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Effingham have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
