The Effingham Hearts will face off against the Champaign Central Maroons at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Effingham's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Thursday, when they got past North Clay/Clay City's usually-dominant pitching crew. The Hearts put the hurt on North Clay/Clay City with a sharp 12-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hearts.
Meanwhile, Champaign Central came into Thursday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They never let Lincoln get on the board and left with a 15-0 win on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Maroons, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Effingham's victory bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Champaign Central, they now have a winning record of 9-8-1.
Effingham was able to grind out a solid win over Champaign Central when the teams last played back in June of 2023, winning 4-0. Will the Hearts repeat their success, or do the Maroons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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