The crowd at Wednesday's league match between the Effingham Flaming Hearts (Effingham, IL) and the visiting Taylorville Tornadoes (Taylorville, IL), saw Effingham's softball squad achieve victory over Taylorville by a count of 13-1.

The Flaming Hearts now sport a 18-6 record. They take the field next when they host Flora for a non-league match on Friday, May 3. Effingham will face a Wolves squad coming off a 8-2 league loss to Hamilton County (McLeansboro, IL). The Wolves record now stands at 11-9.

With the loss, Taylorville falls to 4-15 on the campaign. The Tornadoes host Athens (Athens, IL) to face the Warriors in a non-league match on Thursday, May 2. The Warriors enter the match with a record of 9-10. Athens lost 10-0 in their recent league match against Olympia (Stanford, IL)