Illinois High School Basketball - Lincoln thwarts Effingham
February 11, 2022: Lincoln, IL 62656 The Lincoln Railsplitters (Lincoln, IL) basketball knocked off the visiting Effingham Flaming Hearts (Effingham, IL), 42-29 in Friday's league test.
The Railsplitters (22-6) will now prepare for their test against East Peoria (East Peoria, IL). The Raiders go into the non-league test with a 14-12 record. In their last test, East Peoria went down by Pekin (Pekin, IL), 57-50, in a league test.
The Flaming Hearts now own a 9-18 record. They play next when they travel to Centennial for a non-league test on Saturday, February 12. Effingham will clash with a Chargers squad coming off a 52-37 non-league win over Champaign Central (Champaign, IL). The Chargers record now stands at 13-10.