Illinois High School Softball - Effingham bounces Cumberland
March 29, 2024: Toledo, IL 62468 The crowd at Friday's non-league match between the Effingham Flaming Hearts (Effingham, IL) and the host Cumberland Pirates (Toledo, IL), saw Effingham's softball squad achieve victory over Cumberland by a count of 17-3.
The Flaming Hearts now sport a 3-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Mt. Zion for a Apollo match on Saturday, March 30. Effingham will face a Braves squad coming off a 23-1 non-league win over MacArthur (Decatur, IL). The Braves record now stands at 7-0.
With the loss, Cumberland falls to 3-7 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] (Kansas, IL) to face the Titans in a Lincoln Prairie match on Monday, April 1. The Titans enter the match with a record of 3-3. Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] won 10-8 in their recent non-league match against Oakwood (Fithian, IL)