The Springfield Southeast Spartans basketball team (Springfield, IL), was nudged 60-54 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Lanphier Lions (Springfield, IL)

The Lions now possess a 4-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Springfield for a Central State Eight battle on Friday, December 9. Lanphier will confront a Senators team coming off a 69-29 league loss to Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield, IL). The Senators record now stands at 3-4.

The Spartans (2-4) will now prepare for their battle against Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield, IL). The Cyclones come into the Central State Eight battle with a 4-0 record. In their last outing, Sacred Heart-Griffin held off Springfield (Springfield, IL), 69-29, in a league outing.