Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Mattoon Greenwave (Mattoon, IL) and the host Effingham Flaming Hearts (Effingham, IL), saw Mattoon's basketball squad wallop Effingham by a tally of 73-51.

With the victory, Mattoon improves its record to 13-12 on the campaign. The Greenwave host Springfield (Springfield, IL) to confront the Senators in a non-league challenge on Saturday, February 3. The Senators come into the challenge with a record of 4-18. Springfield won 73-65 in their recent non-league challenge against Calvary (Springfield, IL)

Next up, the Flaming Hearts confront the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs (Mahomet, IL) in a Apollo challenge, on Saturday, February 3. Effingham will attempt to improve on its 3-23 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 9-13 record after their 57-53 league win over Charleston (Charleston, IL).