Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Lanphier Lions (Springfield, IL) and the visiting MacArthur Generals (Decatur, IL), saw Lanphier's basketball squad hold off MacArthur by a score of 49-45.

With the victory, Lanphier improves its record to 2-1 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Southeast (Springfield, IL) to battle the Spartans in a Central State Eight challenge on Friday, December 4. The Spartans go into the test with a record of 1-1. Southeast lost 48-39 in their recent non-league test against Thornton (Harvey, IL)

The Generals now own a 2-2 record. They take the field next when they host Central for a Big Twelve test on Friday, December 4. MacArthur will clash with a Maroons squad coming off a 61-57 non-league loss to Hall (Little Rock, AR). The Maroons record now stands at 1-1.