Effingham traveled to Mt. Zion and dropped an Apollo Conference volleyball match Tuesday night.

The host Lady Braves won in two games. The scores were 25-19, 25-20.

“Mt. Zion hit really well on the outside tonight,” said EHS coach Laurie Bohnhoff. “They played better than last time and we struggled to get hits down on them. They swing very aggressive.”

For the Lady Hearts, Eliza Montgomery had 2 kills, 2 assists, 2 digs; Hayley Dively 1 kill, 12 assists, 1 ace, 6 digs; Alexis Chrappa 5 kills, 1 ace, 3 digs; Kennedy Sowell 4 kills; Sam Urch 5 kills, 2 digs; Jacy Boatman 1 kill, 1 assist, 4 digs; Callie Feldhake 2 aces, 4 digs; and Olivia Martin 1 kill, 3 assists and 5 digs.

Mt. Zion also won the junior varsity and freshmen contests. The scores in the JV match were 25-19, 25-16; and 21-17, 21-14 in the freshman match.

Effingham will play at home Thursday against Taylorville.