The Carterville Lions were victorious over the host Massac County Patriots basketball team by a tally of 53-35 in Friday's league game.

The Lions now possess a 16-12 record. They play next when they travel to Vandalia for a non-league game on Saturday, February 15. Carterville will confront a Vandals team coming off a 91-68 league win over Litchfield (Litchfield, IL). The Vandals record now stands at 12-15.

The Patriots (11-17) will now prepare for their outing against DuQuoin (DuQuoin, IL). The Indians come into the non-league outing with a 11-15 record. In their last outing, DuQuoin went down by Frankfort (West Frankfort, IL), 54-40, in a league outing.