The crowd at Friday's league match between the Charleston Trojans (Charleston, IL) and the visiting Effingham Flaming Hearts (Effingham, IL), saw Charleston's softball squad nip Effingham by a count of 9-8.

The Trojans now sport a 17-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to Bloomington for a non-league match on Monday, May 1. Charleston will face a Purple Raiders squad coming off a 10-0 non-league loss to Washington (Washington, IL). The Purple Raiders record now stands at 5-11.

With the loss, Effingham falls to 13-6 on the campaign. The Flaming hearts travel to Robinson (Robinson, IL) to face the Maroons in a non-league match on Saturday, April 29. The Maroons enter the match with a record of 11-8. Robinson lost 7-2 in their recent league match against Newton (Newton, IL)