In Wednesday's non-league outing, the Marshall Lions (Marshall, IL) basketball squad felled the visiting Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine (Oblong, IL), by a margin of 68-58.

The Lions (7-8) will now prepare for their outing against Richland County (Olney, IL). The Tigers go into the Little Illini outing with a 13-2 record. In their last outing, Richland County thwarted Pinckneyville (Pinckneyville, IL), 60-53, in a non-league outing.

The now own a 5-10 record. They play next when they travel to Red Hill for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 9. Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine will clash with a Salukis squad coming off a 70-63 non-league win over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (Cowden, IL). The Salukis record now stands at 8-9.