Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Bloomington Purple Raiders (Bloomington, IL) and the host Lanphier Lions (Springfield, IL), saw Bloomington's basketball squad knock off Lanphier by a count of 61-42.

With the victory, Bloomington upgrades its record to 7-13 on the campaign. The Purple Raiders host Danville (Danville, IL) to play the Vikings in a Big Twelve challenge on Thursday, January 11. The Vikings come into the challenge with a record of 7-13.

Next up, the Lions play the Lincoln Railsplitters (Lincoln, IL) in a Central State Eight challenge, on Saturday, January 13. Lanphier will attempt to upgrade on its 4-11 season record. The Railsplitters come into the challenge with a 20-0 record after their 67-29 non-league win over Normal Community (Normal, IL).