The Effingham Flaming Hearts tipped the visiting Taylorville Tornadoes basketball team by a final score of 39-35 in Thursday's league game.

In their next game, the Flaming Hearts face the Marion Wildcats (Marion, IL) in a non-league game, on Saturday, December 2. Effingham will attempt to move on its 1-4 season record. The Wildcats enter the game with a 3-1 record after their 62-34 non-league win over Mater Dei (Breese, IL).

With the defeat, Taylorville moves to 0-2 on the year. The Tornadoes host East Peoria (East Peoria, IL) to face the Raiders in a non-league game on Friday, December 1. The Raiders enter the game with a record of 1-3. East Peoria lost 63-53 in their recent non-league game against Peoria (Peoria, IL)