The Lanphier Lions (Springfield, IL) basketball knocked off the host Springfield Southeast Spartans (Springfield, IL), 52-43 in Thursday's league test.

The Lions (14-8) will now prepare for their test against Springfield (Springfield, IL). The Senators go into the Central State Eight test with a 8-16 record. In their last test, Springfield went down by Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield, IL), 60-38, in a league test.

The Spartans now own a 10-13 record. They play next when they travel to Sacred Heart-Griffin for a Central State Eight test on Friday, January 27. Springfield Southeast will encounter a Cyclones squad coming off a 60-38 league win over Springfield (Springfield, IL). The Cyclones record now stands at 20-2.