Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones (Springfield, IL) backers were pleased Friday as they saw their basketball squad overcome the visiting Springfield Southeast Spartans (Springfield, IL), 45-37 in a league challenge.

With the victory, Sacred Heart-Griffin improves its record to 20-5 on the campaign. The Cyclones travel to Lanphier (Springfield, IL) to confront the Lions in a Central State Eight challenge on Saturday, January 28. The Lions come into the challenge with a record of 2-20. Lanphier lost 49-31 in their recent league challenge against Springfield (Springfield, IL)

Next up, the Spartans confront the Springfield Senators (Springfield, IL) in a Central State Eight challenge, on Saturday, January 28. Springfield Southeast will attempt to improve on its 9-15 season record. The Senators come into the challenge with a 13-12 record after their 49-31 league win over Lanphier (Springfield, IL).