The Lincoln Lady Railsplitters are 27-0 for a reason.

They showed how talented they are Friday night, posting a 78-27 win at home over Effingham.

Lincoln’s super talented junior Kloe Froebe also put on a show, scoring 31 points in just three quarters. She had seven points in the first quarter, as the Lady Railsplitters jumped out to a 19-4 lead. By halftime, Froebe had netted 19 points and the hosts owned a 41-8 advantage.

Alyssa Martin led EHS with 10 points.

The Lady Hearts dropped to 18-10 overall and 5-6 in the Apollo Conference. They will return to action Wednesday with a game at Olney.

The Effingham Lady Hearts built an early 20-point lead and then coasted to a 65-10 victory Tuesday night at Charleston.

Bria Beals scored eight points and Ella Niebrugge added six more, helping EHS race to a 24-2 lead after the first eight minutes. It was 43-2 at halftime.

Beals and Niebrugge both finished with 10 points to pace Effingham in scoring. Fourteen different girls played in the game and 11 of them scored.

The Lady Hearts improved to 18-9 overall and 5-5 in the Apollo Conference. They will play Friday at Lincoln.

The Effingham Hearts led almost the entire game, but the Mattoon Green Wave rallied in the fourth quarter to post a 44-43 victory at home Thursday night.

EHS led 14-10 after the first eight minutes, 22-17 at halftime and 34-29 heading into the fourth period.

But Mattoon then went on a 15-9 scoring surge to pull out the one-point victory.

“We played a tough game,” said EHS coach Obie Farmer. “Our kids did well executing the game plan. We fed our post player and made Mattoon make adjustments. But we became too focused on forcing the ball inside and turned the ball over some, plus we didn’t rebound well.”

Garrett Wolfe led the Effingham scoring attack with a game-high 17 points and Logan Heil also cracked double figures with 12.

The Hearts dipped to 10-16 overall and our now 4-4 in the Apollo Conference. The Hearts will travel to Mahomet-Seymour on Saturday.

Mahomet-Seymour outscored Effingham 9-2 down the stretch and came away with a 50-43 road victory Saturday in an Apollo Conference matchup.

The Lady Hearts, who trailed 34-28 after three quarters, battled back to tie the game at 43-43 with 1:50 to play. But Savannah Orgeron, who scored 12 points in the final eight minutes, sparked the late run that secured the win for the Lady Bulldogs.

Mahomet-Seymour led most of the game. The Lady Bulldogs were on top 10-8 after the opening period and 24-17 at halftime.

Orgeron finished with a game-high 19 points for the Lady Bulldogs, who improved to 20-7 overall and 6-4 in league play.

Bria Beals led the Lady Hearts with 17 points. She ignited the fourth quarter rally by hitting three shots from behind the arc. Ella Niebrugge added 11.

The Lady Hearts dipped to 17-9 overall and 4-5 in the Apollo. They will play Tuesday at Charleston.