The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Marist Spartans (Eugene, OR) and the host Cottage Grove Lions (Cottage Grove, OR), observed Marist's basketball team overwhelm Cottage Grove by a score of 51-30.

The Spartans (8-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Stayton (Stayton, OR). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 12-0 record. In their last challenge, Stayton trounced Gladstone (Gladstone, OR), 61-15, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Lions encounter the Marshfield Pirates (Coos Bay, OR) in a 4A Sky Em challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. Cottage Grove will attempt to improve on its 7-6 season record. The Pirates come into the challenge with a 6-7 record after their 43-33 non-league loss to Coquille (Coquille, OR).