The Springfield Southeast Spartans basketball team scored 61 points and held the visiting Bloomington Purple Raiders to 37 in the Spartans non-league triumph on Saturday.

The Spartans now sport a 3-10 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Normal University for a Central State Eight contest on Tuesday, January 9. Springfield Southeast will battle a Pioneers team coming off a 68-42 non-league win over Carterville (Carterville, IL). The Pioneers record now stands at 11-6.

The Purple Raiders (0-15) will now prepare for their contest against Peoria Notre Dame (Peoria, IL). The Irish enter the Big Twelve contest with a 8-8 record. In their last contest, Peoria Notre Dame was routed by Beecher (Beecher, IL), 43-40, in a non-league contest.