Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Greenville Comets (Greenville, IL) and the host Gillespie Miners (Gillespie, IL), saw Greenville's basketball squad wallop Gillespie by a tally of 55-24.

With the victory, Greenville improves its record to 16-10 on the campaign. The Comets host Pana (Pana, IL) to confront the Panthers in a South Central challenge on Tuesday, February 7. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 15-11. Pana won 36-35 in their recent non-league challenge against Taylorville (Taylorville, IL)

Next up, the Miners confront the Litchfield Purple Panthers (Litchfield, IL) in a South Central challenge, on Tuesday, February 7. Gillespie will attempt to improve on its 4-16 season record. The Purple Panthers come into the challenge with a 14-11 record after their 76-45 league loss to Hillsboro (Hillsboro, IL).