The Effingham Flaming Hearts routed the visiting Charleston Trojans basketball team by a final score of 52-22 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Flaming Hearts face the Richland County Tigers (Olney, IL) in a non-league game, on Wednesday, February 7. Effingham will attempt to move on its 24-4 season record.

With the defeat, Charleston moves to 5-18 on the year. The Trojans host Richland County (Olney, IL) to face the Tigers in a non-league game on Thursday, February 1. The Tigers enter the game with a record of 13-13. Richland County won 61-37 in their recent league game against Lawrenceville (Lawrenceville, IL)