Illinois High School Baseball - Effingham holds off Mattoon
April 15, 2023: Mattoon, IL 61938
Spectators at Saturday's league battle between the Effingham Flaming Hearts (Effingham, IL) and the host Mattoon Greenwave (Mattoon, IL), saw Effingham's baseball squad knock off Mattoon by a count of 7-3.
Coming up next, the Flaming Hearts play the Neoga Indians (Neoga, IL) in a non-league battle, on Tuesday, April 18. Effingham will attempt to move on its 6-9 season record. The Indians enter the battle with a 8-8 record after their 3-2 non-league win over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (Cowden, IL).
The Greenwave now possess a 4-7 record. They take the field next when they travel to Newton for a non-league battle on Tuesday, April 18. Mattoon will play a Eagles squad coming off a 11-9 non-league loss to Salem (Salem, IL). The Eagles record now stands at 10-7.