The Taylorville Tornadoes picked up a big Apollo Conference win against the Effingham Flaming Hearts winning 54-41. Tornadoes put in seven 3-pointers in the first quarter to jump out to a 21-9 lead. The Hearts battled back in the second and third even coming within one point, but the Tornadoes used a huge fourth quarter to extend their lead. The Tornadoes never trailed in the game. Addison Tarr was named the Brandon Bible Country Financial Player of the Game. Taylorville improves to 16-3 6-0 in the conference, while Effingham drops to 16-4,3-3 in the conference.