The crowd at Saturday's league challenge between the Springfield Senators (Springfield, IL) and the visiting Lanphier Lions (Springfield, IL), observed Springfield's basketball team overcome Lanphier by a margin of 48-39.

The Senators (4-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Jacksonville (Jacksonville, IL). The Crimsons come into the Central State Eight challenge with a 1-2 record. In their last challenge, Jacksonville dropped by Lincoln (Lincoln, IL), 50-38, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Lions battle the Springfield Southeast Spartans (Springfield, IL) in a Central State Eight challenge, on Tuesday, December 9. Lanphier will attempt to advance on its 0-4 season record. The Spartans enter the match with a 0-3 record after their 39-28 league loss to Decatur Eisenhower (Decatur, IL).