The Effingham Lady Hearts erased an early deficit and rallied for a 40-29 victory over Greenville Saturday in the championship game of the Vandalia Invitational Tournament.

Greenville broke out to a 10-5 lead after one quarter and led by as many as 10 points before the Lady Hearts surged back. Effingham outscored the Lady Comets 20-10 during the middle two quarters to build a 25-20 lead and then outscored Greenville 15-9 in the final eight minutes to secure the win.

Sidney Donaldson scored 12 points to lead Effingham, while Bria Beals also finished in double figures with 10. Bella Austin reached the 1,000-point plateau in her career by scoring four points.

The Lady Hearts are now 20-4 on the season. They will return to Apollo Conference action Thursday night with a game at Mattoon. They will then return home Friday to play Teutopolis.