The final day of the Salem Invitational Basketball Tournament was a rough one for the Effingham Hearts.

They lost two games to finish 0-3.

Effingham dropped a 61-48 decision to Carbondale Saturday morning and then fell to Charleston, 52-42, in the seventh place contest.

In the opening game, the Hearts knocked down four shots from behind the arc in the first period and took a 16-13 lead after eight minutes of play. The Terriers came back to take a slim 28-27 advantage to the locker room at intermission and was on top by just three points, 39-36, heading to the fourth period.

But down the stretch, it was all Carbondale. The Terriers outscored EHS 22-12 to secure the win.

Freshman Jenner Pals scored 21 points to lead the Hearts.

It was a similar pattern in the final game against Charleston.

The game was tied 7-7 after the first period. The Trojans then went on a 19-9 scoring surge to open a 26-16 margin at halftime. But the Hearts staged a comeback in the third quarter. Pals connected on three shots from long range for nine points and Max Flack scored seven more. As a result, EHS outscored Charleston 20-12 to close to within 38-36.

But in the final period, Charleston’s Luke Bonstetter connected on a three and scored seven points, helping the Trojans pull away down the stretch, finishing with the 10-point victory.

Pals, again, led the scoring attack with 15 points and Jake Niebrugge added 12.

The Hearts are now 6-17 for the season. They will return to action Tuesday night, playing host to Chatham-Glenwood.