The Effingham Lady Hearts played two games Friday afternoon and came away with a split.

Gieah Schlanser’s two-out RBI single gave the Lady Hearts a walk-off 3-2 win in nine innings over Flora in the first game.

In the nightcap, Pinckneyville broke a tie with a four-run fifth, en route to a 9-4 decision.

The opener was a pitching dual between Effingham Saige Althoff and Flora’s Halle Kitley.

The Lady Wolves took a 1-0 lead in the top of the sixth, but the Lady Hearts tied it up in the bottom of the seventh. With two outs, Ryley Engel reached on an error and was able to make it to second base. Madi Kirk’s ground ball was then misplayed, allowing Engel to race home with the tying run.

Flora got two of its three hits in the ninth and pushed across the go-ahead run. But once again, the Lady Hearts staged a rally – and once again – after the first two batters had been retired. Mya Harvey doubled and scored when Engel singled. On the throw home, Engel went to second, and then scored when Schlanser delivered the game-winning hit.

Althoff allowed only three hits and two runs, while walking five and striking out six. Kitley gave up five hits and three runs. She didn’t walk a batter, but struck out 18 while throwing 141 pitches.

The second game was tied 4-4 before Pinckneyville pushed four runs across in the fifth to take control.

Effingham scored a single tally in the third. Raegan Boone singled, Jerzi Bierman followed with a double and Boone came home on a ground out by Sidney Donaldson.

After Pinckneyville took a 4-1 lead, the Lady Hearts put together a three-run fourth to tie it. Harvey doubled and Engel and Kirk walked to load the bases. With two outs, Boone delivered an RBI single. The next two runs scored on an error and a wild pitch.

Effingham managed only three walks the rest of the way.

The Lady Hearts are now 19-7. They will return to action Tuesday at Teutopolis.