The Effingham Flaming Hearts baseball team (Effingham, IL), was tipped 2-1 in Wednesday's non-league outing with the visiting Farina South Central Cougars (Farina, IL)

The Cougars now hold a 13-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Centralia for a non-league outing on Saturday, April 27. Farina South Central will confront a Orphans team coming off a 2-1 league win over Marion (Marion, IL). The Orphans record now stands at 11-9.

Next, the Flaming Hearts confront the Charleston Trojans (Charleston, IL) in a Apollo outing, on Saturday, April 27. Effingham will attempt to advance on its 12-6 season record. The Trojans go into the outing with a 5-11 record after their 23-0 non-league loss to St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph, IL).