Effingham came tearing into Saturday's matchup with ten straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Edwards County Lions. This was payback for the Hearts, who suffered a 2-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Effingham had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-15, 15-7.
Despite the loss, Edwards County still got an impressive performance from Cali Bunting, who had four digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Bunting a new career-high in aces.
Effingham has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-6 record this season. As for Edwards County, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 25-7 record.
Effingham didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-1 loss against Carmi-White County on the 19th. As for Edwards County, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against Norris City-Omaha-Enfield on the 19th.
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