The Unity Christian Lions (Decatur, IL) basketball crushed the visiting Okaw Valley Timberwolves (Bethany, IL), 52-23 in Thursday's league bout.

The Lions now possess a 9-8 record. They play next when they host Cerro Gordo/Bement for a non-league bout on Saturday, January 18. Unity Christian will play a Broncos team coming off a 53-16 league loss to Sullivan (Sullivan, IL). The Broncos record now stands at 3-15.

With the loss, Okaw Valley falls to 1-18 on the campaign. The Timberwolves travel to Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond (Arthur, IL) to play the Knights in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 18. The Knights go into the bout with a record of 6-11. Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond lost 58-43 in their recent league bout against Arcola (Arcola, IL)