Spectators at Tuesday's non-league match between the Effingham Flaming Hearts (Effingham, IL) and the visiting Vandalia Vandals (Vandalia, IL), witnessed Effingham's softball squad prevail over Vandalia by a count of 25-0.

The Flaming Hearts now sport a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to Salem for a non-league match on Wednesday, March 20. Effingham will face a Wildcats squad coming off a 4-2 non-league loss to Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon, IL). The Wildcats record now stands at 2-1.

With the loss, Vandalia moves to 0-2 on the season. The Vandals host Centralia (Centralia, IL) to face the Orphans in a non-league match on Friday, March 22. The Orphans go into the match with a record of 3-0. Centralia won 17-8 in their recent non-league match against Benton (Benton, IL)