The Mattoon Greenwave tipped the visiting Effingham Flaming Hearts basketball team by a final score of 44-43 in Thursday's league game.

In their next game, the Greenwave face the Taylorville Tornadoes (Taylorville, IL) in a Apollo game, on Tuesday, February 7. Mattoon will attempt to move on its 7-19 season record.

With the defeat, Effingham moves to 10-16 on the year. The Flaming hearts travel to Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet, IL) to face the Bulldogs in a Apollo game on Saturday, February 4. The Bulldogs enter the game with a record of 9-14. Mahomet-Seymour won 68-60 in their recent league game against Charleston (Charleston, IL)