The Effingham Flaming Hearts soccer team (Effingham, IL), was overwhelmed 7-0 in Wednesday's non-league outing with the host Richland County Tigers (Olney, IL)

With the win, Richland County advances its record to 1-0 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Arthur-Okaw Christian (Arthur, IL) to play the Conquering Riders in a non-league outing on Thursday, August 25. The Conquering Riders go into the outing with a record of 1-1. Arthur-Okaw Christian lost 2-0 in their recent non-league outing against Mattoon (Mattoon, IL)

In their next game, the Flaming Hearts play the Mattoon Green Wave (Mattoon, IL) in a Apollo outing, on Thursday, August 25. Effingham will attempt to advance on its 0-1 season record. The Green Wave enter the challenge with a 1-1 record after their 2-0 non-league win over Arthur-Okaw Christian (Arthur, IL).