Effingham Flaming Hearts (Effingham, IL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad run past the visiting Centralia Orphans (Centralia, IL), 14-2 in a non-league challenge.

The Flaming Hearts now own a 9-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to Lincoln for a Apollo challenge on Saturday, April 22. Effingham will battle a Railsplitters squad coming off a 3-0 non-league loss to Normal West (Normal, IL). The Railsplitters record now stands at 9-7.

With the loss, Centralia falls to 8-8 on the campaign. The Orphans host Triad (Troy, IL) to battle the Knights in a non-league challenge on Friday, April 21. The Knights enter the challenge with a record of 4-6.