The Lawrenceville Indians routed the visiting Newton Eagles basketball team by a final score of 82-60 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Indians face the Robinson Maroons (Robinson, IL) in a Little Illini game, on Tuesday, January 17. Lawrenceville will attempt to move on its 17-3 season record. The Maroons enter the game with a 11-8 record after their 51-45 non-league loss to Evansville Central (Evansville, IN).

With the defeat, Newton moves to 13-6 on the year. The Eagles travel to Mt. Carmel (Mt. Carmel, IL) to face the Golden Aces in a Little Illini game on Tuesday, January 17. The Golden Aces enter the game with a record of 12-8. Mt. Carmel lost 69-61 in their recent non-league game against Cisne (Cisne, IL)