The Charleston Trojans (Charleston, IL) soccer bounced the host Effingham Flaming Hearts (Effingham, IL), 5-1 in Thursday's league bout.

With the victory, Charleston moves its record to 4-6 on the year. The Trojans travel to Mt. Zion (Mt. Zion, IL) to battle the Braves in a Apollo bout on Tuesday, September 20. The Braves enter the bout with a record of 7-5. Mt. Zion won 4-1 in their recent league bout against Mattoon (Mattoon, IL)

In their next game, the Flaming Hearts battle the Taylorville Tornadoes (Taylorville, IL) in a Apollo bout, on Saturday, September 17. Effingham will attempt to move on its 1-9 season record. The Tornadoes enter the bout with a 1-10 record after their 3-0 league loss to Mattoon (Mattoon, IL).