The Villa Grove Blue Devils basketball team (Villa Grove, IL), dropped 63-50 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Arcola Purple Riders (Arcola, IL)

The Purple Riders now possess a 8-8 record. They put it on the line next when they host Okaw Valley for a Lincoln Prairie battle on Friday, January 13. Arcola will confront a Timberwolves team coming off a 60-25 league win over Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] (Kansas, IL). The Timberwolves record now stands at 6-10.

The Blue Devils (7-10) will now prepare for their battle against Cumberland (Toledo, IL). The Pirates come into the Lincoln Prairie battle with a 8-10 record. In their last battle, Cumberland dropped by Decatur Lutheran (Decatur, IL), 69-43, in a non-league battle.