The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Grundy Center Spartans (Grundy Center, IA) and the visiting Sumner-Fredericksburg Cougars (Sumner, IA), observed Grundy Center's basketball team overwhelm Sumner-Fredericksburg by a score of 43-22.

The Spartans (7-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Hudson (Hudson, IA). The Pirates come into the non-league challenge with a 6-3 record. In their last challenge, Hudson trounced South Hardin (Eldora, IA), 71-54, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cougars battle the Waverly-Shell Rock Go-Hawks (Waverly, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 13. Sumner-Fredericksburg will attempt to improve on its 3-8 season record. The Go-Hawks come into the challenge with a 10-2 record after their 50-29 non-league win over Clear Lake (Clear Lake, IA).