Missouri High School Basketball - Sparta can't hold off Gainesville
January 18, 2024: Gainesville, MO 65655 The Gainesville Bulldogs basketball team scored 53 points and restricted the visiting Sparta Trojans to 50 in the Bulldogs league victory on Thursday.
The Bulldogs now sport a 8-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Mountain Grove for a non-league contest on Friday, January 19. Gainesville will battle a Panthers team coming off a 90-46 league loss to Thayer (Thayer, MO). The Panthers record now stands at 5-8.
The Trojans (14-3) will now prepare for their contest against Central (Kansas City, MO). The Blue Eagles come into the non-league contest with a 10-4 record. In their last contest, Central edged St. Michael the Archangel (Lee's Summit, MO), 72-68, in a non-league contest.