Basketball Game Preview: Springfield Senators vs. Oak Lawn Spartans

The Springfield Senators and the Oak Lawn Spartans will round out the year against one another at at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.

Last Thursday, Springfield ended up a good deal behind Hersey and lost 68-52. While losing is never fun, the Senators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Huskies are ranked 24th).

Meanwhile, Oak Lawn was able to grind out a solid win over Richwoods on Friday, taking the game 69-58. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.

Springfield's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-7. As for Oak Lawn, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.