Missouri High School Basketball - Sparta thwarts Branson
January 20, 2024: Sparta, MO 65754 The Sparta Trojans (Sparta, MO) basketball knocked off the visiting Branson Pirates (Branson, MO), 54-45 in Saturday's non-league test.
The Trojans (11-8) will now prepare for their test against Ava (Ava, MO). The Bears go into the non-league test with a 0-5 record. In their last test, Ava went down by Mountain Grove (Mountain Grove, MO), 62-47, in a league test.
The Pirates now own a 6-7 record. They play next when they host Parkview for a non-league test on Thursday, January 25. Branson will encounter a Vikings squad coming off a 57-52 non-league win over Neosho (Neosho, MO). The Vikings record now stands at 1-15.