The Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones basketball team (Springfield, IL), was nudged 41-34 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Rochester Rockets (Rochester, IL)

The Rockets now possess a 10-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Normal University for a Central State Eight battle on Friday, December 16. Rochester will confront a Pioneers team coming off a 40-38 league loss to Springfield (Springfield, IL). The Pioneers record now stands at 3-8.

The Cyclones (7-4) will now prepare for their battle against Decatur Eisenhower (Decatur, IL). The Panthers come into the Central State Eight battle with a 1-9 record. In their last battle, Decatur Eisenhower was nudged by MacArthur (Decatur, IL), 72-41, in a league battle.