Basketball Recap: Springfield Piles Up the Points Against Decatur Eisenhower

Senators

Margin (Wins)

12/20/24 vs Jacksonville	55
12/14/24 vs Lanphier	33
01/18/25 @ Decatur Eisenhower	33
01/11/25 @ Normal University	28
12/27/24 vs Geneseo	27

Springfield won the last time they faced Decatur Eisenhower and things went their way on Saturday too. The Springfield Senators blew past the Decatur Eisenhower Panthers 68-35. The Senators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 20 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, Decatur Eisenhower still got an impressive performance from O'Niya Reed, who posted 17 points. The contest was Reed's third in a row with at least ten points. Kaleeya Hubbert was another key player, putting up eight points.

Springfield pushed their record up to 11-9 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.4 points per game. As for Decatur Eisenhower, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-17.

Springfield has already played their next game (against Lanphier), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Decatur Eisenhower Panthers challenge the Urbana Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Decatur Eisenhower is facing Urbana at the right time seeing as Urbana is stuck on a six-game losing streak.