It’s hard to win basketball games when you don’t score points.

But it’s hard to score points when the ball isn’t going through the hoop.

And when a team shoots just 32 percent, the ball isn’t going through the hoop often enough.

The Effingham Lady Hearts experienced that Tuesday night.

The Lady Hearts made just 13-of-40 shots, en route to a disappointing 52-37 setback at Highland.

Effingham did hold a 10-7 lead after the first eight minutes, but the host Lady Bulldogs outscored the Lady Hearts 30-18 over the middle two quarters to take a 37-30 lead into the final period. EHS then managed to score just nine points and Highland was able to extend the lead and finish with the 15-point victory.

On a team loaded with scorers, only Bria Beals was in double figures with 14 points. Alyssa Martin scored nine, but nobody else had more than five.

The Lady Hearts are now 7-2 after dropping their second straight game. They will play an Apollo Conference game Thursday at Mattoon.