The Effingham Hearts (Effingham, IL) baseball got by the visiting Charleston Trojans (Charleston, IL), 9-8 in Tuesday's league challenge.

The Hearts now own a 15-6 record. They take the field next when they host Charleston for a Apollo challenge on Tuesday, May 6. Effingham will clash with a Trojans team coming off a 9-0 non-league win over Altamont (Altamont, IL). The Trojans record now stands at 7-11.

With the defeat, Charleston drops to 8-12 on the year. The Trojans travel to Paris (Paris, IL) to clash with the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, May 6. The Tigers go into the challenge with a record of 8-13. Paris lost 5-1 in their recent league challenge against Casey-Westfield (Casey, IL)