The Esparto Spartans (Esparto, CA) basketball nipped the visiting Williams Yellowjackets (Williams, CA), 53-49 in Wednesday's league test.

The Spartans (3-11) will now prepare for their test against East Nicolaus (Nicolaus, CA). The Spartans go into the Mid-Valley test with a 12-5 record. In their last test, East Nicolaus got by Los Molinos (Los Molinos, CA), 68-42, in a league test.

The Yellowjackets now own a 5-10 record. They take the field next when they host Hamilton for a Mid-Valley test on Friday, January 29. Williams will clash with a Braves squad coming off a 63-39 league win over Biggs (Biggs, CA). The Braves record now stands at 13-4.