The Charleston Trojans smashed the host Taylorville Tornadoes soccer team by a tally of 8-1 in Tuesday's league game.

Next, the Trojans face the Effingham Hearts (Effingham, IL) in a Apollo game, on Thursday, October 10. Charleston will attempt to advance on its 5-10 season record. The Hearts come into the game with a 15-2 record after their 1-0 league loss to Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet, IL).

The Tornadoes (3-17) will now prepare for their game against Mattoon (Mattoon, IL). The Greenwave come into the Apollo game with a 9-9 record. In their last game, Mattoon was overwhelmed by Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet, IL), 3-1, in a league game.