The Litchfield Purple Panthers routed the host Gillespie Miners basketball team by a final score of 61-40 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Purple Panthers face the Staunton Bulldogs (Staunton, IL) in a South Central game, on Friday, February 9. Litchfield will attempt to move on its 18-10 season record. The Bulldogs enter the game with a 14-12 record after their 42-36 league loss to Hillsboro (Hillsboro, IL).

With the defeat, Gillespie moves to 7-21 on the year. The Miners travel to Pana (Pana, IL) to face the Panthers in a South Central game on Friday, February 9. The Panthers enter the game with a record of 7-20. Pana lost 68-49 in their recent league game against Greenville (Greenville, IL)