Spectators at Saturday's league match between the Effingham Flaming Hearts (Effingham, IL) and the visiting Lincoln Railsplitters (Lincoln, IL), witnessed Effingham's softball squad tip Lincoln by a count of 8-7.

The Flaming Hearts now sport a 7-7 record. They play next when they host Teutopolis for a non-league match on Monday, April 25. Effingham will face a Wooden Shoes squad coming off a 13-3 non-league win over Champaign Central (Champaign, IL). The Wooden Shoes record now stands at 12-2.

With the loss, Lincoln moves to 8-8 on the season. The Railsplitters host Bloomington (Bloomington, IL) to face the Purple Raiders in a non-league match on Tuesday, April 26. The Purple Raiders go into the match with a record of 12-4. Bloomington won 5-4 in their recent non-league match against Normal University (Normal, IL)