The Litchfield Purple Panthers basketball team (Litchfield, IL), was toppled 61-45 in Thursday's league battle with the host Vandalia Vandals (Vandalia, IL)

The Vandals now possess a 4-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Staunton for a South Central battle on Monday, December 11. Vandalia will confront a Bulldogs team coming off a 67-19 league win over Pana (Pana, IL). The Bulldogs record now stands at 9-0.

The Purple Panthers (1-9) will now prepare for their battle against Lincolnwood (Raymond, IL). The Lancers come into the non-league battle with a 3-7 record. In their last battle, Lincolnwood was toppled by New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly (New Berlin, IL), 43-24, in a league battle.