In Friday's league outing, the Normal University Pioneers (Normal, IL) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Lanphier Lions (Springfield, IL), by a count of 42-16.

The Pioneers (6-12) will now prepare for their outing against Highland Park (Highland Park, IL). The Giants go into the non-league outing with a 7-6 record. In their last outing, Highland Park routed Lane Tech (Chicago, IL), 38-33, in a non-league game.

With the defeat, Lanphier moves to 2-14 on the year. The Lions host MacArthur (Decatur, IL) to face the Generals in a Central State Eight game on Tuesday, January 10. The Generals enter the game with a record of 9-10. MacArthur lost 50-43 in their recent league game against Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield, IL)