In Thursday's league outing, the Charleston Trojans (Charleston, IL) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Effingham Flaming Hearts (Effingham, IL), by a count of 62-33.

The Trojans (5-2) will now prepare for their outing against St. Anthony (Effingham, IL). The Bulldogs go into the non-league outing with a 8-2 record. In their last outing, St. Anthony smashed Dieterich (Dieterich, IL), 54-39, in a league outing.

The Flaming Hearts now hold a 2-10 record. They play next when they host Richland County for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 2.