Spectators at Friday's non-league battle between the Effingham Flaming Hearts (Effingham, IL) and the host Casey-Westfield Warriors (Casey, IL), saw Effingham's baseball squad beat Casey-Westfield by a margin of 13-1.

Coming up next, the Flaming Hearts play the Newton Eagles (Newton, IL) in a non-league battle, on Monday, March 18. Effingham will attempt to better on its 1-0 season record. The Eagles enter the battle with a 5-1 record after their 4-2 non-league win over Rock Island (Rock Island, IL).

The Warriors now sport a 1-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Mattoon for a non-league battle on Saturday, March 16. Casey-Westfield will play a Greenwave squad coming off a 24-0 non-league win over Decatur Eisenhower (Decatur, IL). The Greenwave record now stands at 1-0.