The Lanphier Lions basketball squad (Springfield, IL), was crushed 60-34 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Bloomington Purple Raiders (Bloomington, IL)

With the victory, Bloomington advances its record to 11-5 on the year. The Purple Raiders travel to Danville (Danville, IL) to meet the Vikings in a Big Twelve battle on Thursday, January 16. The Vikings enter the battle with a record of 8-13. Danville won 52-37 in their recent non-league battle against Rantoul (Rantoul, IL)

The Lions now own a 6-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Lincoln for a Central State Eight test on Saturday, January 18. Lanphier will encounter a Railsplitters squad coming off a 66-56 league loss to Glenwood (Chatham, IL). The Railsplitters record now stands at 8-9.