Illinois High School Basketball - Sparta overwhelms Christopher
December 28, 2018: Sparta, IL 62286 Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Sparta Bulldogs (Sparta, IL) and the visiting Christopher Bearcats (Christopher, IL), saw Sparta's basketball squad wallop Christopher by a tally of 78-50.
With the victory, Sparta improves its record to 3-4 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Carterville (Carterville, IL) to play the Lions in a Southern Illinois River-to-River - Mississippi challenge on Friday, January 4. The Lions come into the challenge with a record of 5-7. Carterville lost 72-46 in their recent non-league challenge against Fairfield (Fairfield, IL)
Next up, the Bearcats play the Hamilton County Foxes (McLeansboro, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 4. Christopher will attempt to improve on its 6-6 season record. The Foxes come into the challenge with a 1-10 record after their 50-39 non-league loss to Massac County (Metropolis, IL).