The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Litchfield Purple Panthers (Litchfield, IL) and the visiting Gillespie Miners (Gillespie, IL), observed Litchfield's basketball team overcome Gillespie by a margin of 76-67.

The Purple Panthers (14-17) will now prepare for their challenge against Gillespie (Gillespie, IL). The Miners come into the non-league challenge with a 5-22 record. In their last challenge, Gillespie dropped by Litchfield (Litchfield, IL), 76-67, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Miners battle the Litchfield Purple Panthers (Litchfield, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, February 24. Gillespie will attempt to better on its 5-22 season record. The Purple Panthers come into the challenge with a 14-17 record after their 76-67 league win over Gillespie (Gillespie, IL).