The Effingham Hearts will open the Class 4A playoffs on the road Saturday.

Effingham, seeded No. 13, will play the Rochester Rockets, who are seeded No. 4.

Game time is set for 1 p.m. in Rochester.

The Hearts finished the season with a 5-4 record, while the Rockets are 8-1. Their only loss was a 62-27 setback to Springfield Sacred Heart Griffin, who is a No. 2 seed in Class 4A.

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