The Esparto Spartans baseball team scored 9 runs and limited the host Willows Honkers to 1 in the Spartans league victory on Tuesday.

The Spartans (4-3) will now prepare for their match against Durham (Durham, CA). The Trojans go into the Sacramento Valley match with a 3-1 record. In their last challenge, Durham was overwhelmed by Sutter (Sutter, CA), 11-1, in a non-league challenge.

With the defeat, Willows falls to 2-5 on the season. The Honkers host Hamilton (Hamilton City, CA) to encounter the Braves in a Sacramento Valley challenge on Wednesday, March 19. The Braves come into the challenge with a record of 6-2. Hamilton won 2-0 in their recent league challenge against Pierce (Arbuckle, CA)