The Effingham Lady Hearts raced to a 22-2 lead and then cruised to a 74-17 victory over Charleston Tuesday afternoon to improve to 3-0 in the Charleston Holiday Tournament.

Alyssa Martin scored eight points and Saige Althoff added six more, as EHS broke the game open early. Bria Beals scored nine points in the second period and the Lady Hearts owned a 44-9 advantage at intermission.

Beals led three players in double figures with a game-high 20 points. Althoff finished with 14 and Martin added 12.

The Lady Hearts are now 12-4 overall. They will finish tournament play today (Wednesday) with a 4:30 p.m. game against Danville.