Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones (Springfield, IL) and the host Lanphier Lions (Springfield, IL), saw Sacred Heart-Griffin's basketball squad hold off Lanphier by a count of 54-51.

With the victory, Sacred Heart-Griffin upgrades its record to 4-2 on the campaign. The Cyclones travel to Springfield (Springfield, IL) to play the Senators in a Central State Eight challenge on Tuesday, December 7. The Senators come into the challenge with a record of 6-2. Springfield won 60-36 in their recent league test against Springfield Southeast (Springfield, IL)

The Lions now own a 0-2 record. They play next when they host Riverton for a non-league test on Saturday, December 4. Lanphier will encounter a Hawks squad coming off a 49-20 league win over Illini Central/Greenview (Mason City, IL). The Hawks record now stands at 3-3.