Illinois High School Basketball - Effingham holds off Richland County
February 9, 2022: Effingham, IL 62401 Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Effingham Flaming Hearts (Effingham, IL) and the visiting Richland County Tigers (Olney, IL), saw Effingham's basketball squad hold off Richland County by a tally of 52-45.
With the victory, Effingham improves its record to 19-10 on the campaign. The Flaming Hearts travel to Mt. Zion (Mt. Zion, IL) to confront the Braves in a Apollo challenge on Thursday, February 10. The Braves come into the challenge with a record of 10-20. Mt. Zion lost 64-39 in their recent league challenge against Mattoon (Mattoon, IL)