The Effingham Flaming Hearts volleyball team (Effingham, IL), went down 2-0 in Saturday's non-league challenge with the host Highland Bulldogs (Highland, IL)

The Bulldogs (7-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Charleston (Charleston, IL). The Trojans enter the non-league challenge with a 7-9 record. In their last challenge, Charleston went down by Effingham (Effingham, IL), 2-0, in a league challenge.

Next, the Flaming Hearts encounter the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs (Mahomet, IL) in a Apollo challenge, on Tuesday, September 19. Effingham will attempt to move on its 11-5 season record. The Bulldogs enter the challenge with a 14-2 record after their 2-0 league win over Taylorville (Taylorville, IL).