Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Effingham Flaming Hearts (Effingham, IL) and the host Newton Eagles (Newton, IL), saw Effingham's basketball squad overcome Newton by a tally of 56-46.

With the victory, Effingham improves its record to 5-0 on the campaign. The Flaming Hearts travel to Taylorville (Taylorville, IL) to confront the Tornadoes in a Apollo challenge on Tuesday, November 28. The Tornadoes come into the challenge with a record of 4-1. Taylorville lost 54-37 in their recent non-league challenge against Civic Memorial (Bethalto, IL)

Next up, the Eagles confront the Paris Tigers (Paris, IL) in a Little Illini challenge, on Thursday, November 30. Newton will attempt to improve on its 3-2 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 5-0 record after their 44-38 non-league win over St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph, IL).