Kayla Kocher used her arm and bat Monday afternoon.

She pitched a three-hitter and then delivered a two-out RBI single in the seventh to give the Newton Lady Eagles a 3-2 win at Effingham.

The Lady Hearts jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Riley Cunningham belted a one-out solo homer. With two outs, Mya Harvey walked and Sidney Donaldson brought her home with an RBI double.

But EHS managed just one more hit the rest of the way, a one-out single by Jerzi Bierman in the sixth.

The Lady Eagles tied the game with two runs in the sixth; a rally started by Kocher’s base hit.

Kocher walked three and struck out four over seven innings. Sawyer Althoff took the loss for Effingham.

The Lady Hearts, now 2-4, are scheduled to play today (Tuesday) at Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City.

Karley Moore allowed just three hits and struck out 11, helping the Paris Lady Tigers post a 7-2 victory at home over Effingham Monday afternoon.

Moore retired the first 12 Effingham batters. She had a one-hit shutout going until the seventh when Riley Cunningham singled and Grace Bushur blasted a two-run homer to get the Lady Hearts on the scoreboard.

Paris took control with a five-run second. The Lady Tigers combined five walks and three hits, including a two-run double by Jayden Bishop. The hosts added two more tallies in the sixth.

Riley Cunningham pitched the first 1.1 innings and took the loss. Sawyer Althoff relieved in the second and pitched the rest of the way.

The Lady Hearts, now 0-2, will play Thursday at home against Marshall.

The Effingham Lady Hearts belted three home runs and rolled to a 14-4 win in the opening game of a doubleheader Saturday in Mt. Zion.

But the Lady Braves got a walk-off, two-run homer by Audri Johnson in the nightcap to come away with an 8-7 win and a split of the twin-bill.

It was the conference opener for both teams.

In the first game, Grace Bushur, Abby Cunningham and Mya Harvey each went deep to help EHS get the 10-run, five-inning victory.

The Lady Hearts jumped on top quick thanks to the long ball. Bushur started the game with a solo blast. Then after Riley Cunningham singled, Abby Cunningham drilled a two-run shot to stake EHS to a 3-0 lead.

Effingham scored three runs in the second, added a single tally in the third and then erupted for seven runs in the fourth, with two of those coming home on a home run by Harvey.

EHS finished with 14 hits. Bushur, Abby Cunningham and Harvey each had two hits and Harvey finished with four RBI.

Sawyer Althoff was the winning pitcher. She allowed just one hit, while striking out four and walking three over 4.2 innings of work.

In the nightcap, the Lady Hearts led 7-4 after five innings. But Mt. Zion scored twice in the bottom of the sixth and then won it when Johnson belted a two-run homer with one out in the seventh.

Effingham combined three hits, two walks and a pair of errors to take a 3-1 lead in the second.

In the fourth, Althoff singled, Daelyn Dunston was hit by a pitch and Bushur collected her second round-tripper of the game, belting a three-run homer to put EHS back on top, 6-4. The Lady Hearts added another run in the fifth, but couldn’t hold onto the lead.

Althoff took the loss.

The Lady Hearts, now 2-3 overall and 1-1 in the conference, will play at home today (Monday) against Newton.

Raven Morrison scattered four hits and Emma Loncor drove in three runs, helping the Mattoon Lady Green Wave post a 7-1 victory Wednesday afternoon over Effingham in an opening-round game of the Class 3A Regional.

The Lady Hearts ended their season with a 15-11 record.

Mattoon scored what proved to be enough runs in the opening inning when Loncor delivered a two-out, two-run double.

Effingham narrowed the gap to 2-1 in the fourth. Jaidi Davis led off with a base hit and Jacy Boatman added another hit with one out. Davis eventually scored on a wild pitch.

The only other hits for EHS were a one-out double by Grace Bushur in the third and a lead-off double by Boatman in the seventh.

The Lady Green Wave pulled away with a four-run fifth, combining three walks, two hits and a hit batter. Tinley Risinger had a two-run single and Loncor added an RBI single in the inning. Mattoon added a final tally in the sixth.

Morrison walked just one and struck out eight in her seven-inning, 82-pitch performance.

Davis took the loss for Effingham. She gave up eight hits and seven runs, while walking six and striking out two.

Mattoon will now play at top-seeded Charleston Friday. The regional title game will begin at 4:30 p.m.