The Normal University Pioneers basketball team (Normal, IL), was nudged 47-42 in Friday's league battle with the host Springfield Senators (Springfield, IL)

The Senators now possess a 15-13 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Champaign Central for a non-league battle on Monday, February 6. Springfield will confront a Maroons team coming off a 69-29 league loss to Peoria Notre Dame (Peoria, IL). The Maroons record now stands at 13-15.

The Pioneers (10-18) will now prepare for their battle against Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet, IL). The Bulldogs come into the non-league battle with a 21-8 record. In their last battle, Mahomet-Seymour edged Taylorville (Taylorville, IL), 42-34, in a league battle.