In Thursday's league outing, the host Effingham Hearts soccer squad scored a tight 6-0 victory over the Charleston Trojans.

The Hearts (9-0) will now prepare for their outing against Taylorville (Taylorville, IL). The Tornadoes go into the Apollo outing with a 2-8 record. In their last outing, Taylorville was overwhelmed by Mattoon (Mattoon, IL), 8-0, in a league outing.

Next up, the Trojans play the Mt. Zion Braves (Mt. Zion, IL) in a Apollo outing, on Tuesday, September 24. Charleston will attempt to improve on its 2-7 season record. The Braves go into the outing with a 3-7 record after their 4-2 league loss to Mattoon (Mattoon, IL).