The crowd at Friday's non-league match between the Effingham Flaming Hearts (Effingham, IL) and the host Cumberland Pirates (Toledo, IL), saw Effingham's softball squad achieve victory over Cumberland by a count of 11-3.

The Flaming Hearts now sport a 1-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Mt. Zion for a Apollo match on Saturday, April 2. Effingham will face a Braves squad coming off a 7-3 non-league win over MacArthur (Decatur, IL). The Braves record now stands at 3-2.

With the loss, Cumberland falls to 3-2 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Casey-Westfield (Casey, IL) to face the Warriors in a non-league match on Saturday, April 2. The Warriors enter the match with a record of 11-0. Casey-Westfield won 14-0 in their recent non-league match against Georgetown-Ridge Farm (Georgetown, IL)