Illinois High School Football - Effingham prevails Taylorville
September 24, 2021: Taylorville, IL 62568 The crowd at Friday's league contest between the Effingham Flaming Hearts (Effingham, IL) and the host Taylorville Tornadoes (Taylorville, IL), observed Effingham's football squad defeat Taylorville by a count of 27-7.
The Flaming Hearts now own a 2-3 record. They play next when they travel to Mt. Zion for a Apollo contest on Friday, October 1. Effingham will play a Braves squad coming off a 27-22 non-league win over Lincoln (Lincoln, IL). The Braves record now stands at 4-1.
Coming up next, the Tornadoes play the Charleston Trojans (Charleston, IL) in a Apollo contest, on Friday, October 1. Taylorville will attempt to upgrade on its 2-3 season record. The Trojans go into the contest with a 1-4 record after their 48-10 league loss to Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet, IL).