The Marion Wildcats routed the host Effingham Flaming Hearts basketball team by a final score of 69-39 in Saturday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Wildcats face the Carbondale Terriers (Carbondale, IL) in a South Seven game, on Friday, December 8. Marion will attempt to move on its 4-1 season record. The Terriers enter the game with a 4-2 record after their 44-39 non-league loss to Richland County (Olney, IL).

With the defeat, Effingham moves to 1-5 on the year. The Flaming hearts travel to Mattoon (Mattoon, IL) to face the Greenwave in a Apollo game on Tuesday, December 5. The Greenwave enter the game with a record of 2-4. Mattoon lost 59-36 in their recent non-league game against Centralia (Centralia, IL)