The Effingham Flaming Hearts (Effingham, IL) baseball trounced the host Taylorville Tornadoes (Taylorville, IL), 16-4 in Saturday's league contest.

Coming up next, the Flaming Hearts encounter the Taylorville Tornadoes (Taylorville, IL) in a Apollo contest, on Saturday, May 4. Effingham will attempt to better on its 17-6 season record. The Tornadoes come into the contest with a 11-12 record after their 5-2 non-league win over Warrensburg-Latham (Warrensburg, IL).

The Tornadoes now sport a 11-14 record. They play next when they host Effingham for a Apollo contest on Saturday, May 4. Taylorville will encounter a Flaming Hearts squad coming off a 8-0 non-league win over Flora (Flora, IL). The Flaming Hearts record now stands at 15-6.