The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the East Ascension Spartans (Gonzales, LA) and the visiting University Lab Cubs (Baton Rouge, LA), observed East Ascension's basketball team edge University Lab by a score of 53-52.

The Spartans (10-3) will now prepare for their challenge against East Iberville (St. Gabriel, LA). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 21-14 record. In their last challenge, East Iberville edged Collegiate (Baton Rouge, LA), 61-43, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cubs encounter the Port Allen Pelicans (Port Allen, LA) in a 3A District 6 challenge, on Friday, January 17. University Lab will attempt to improve on its 11-7 season record. The Pelicans come into the challenge with a 13-11 record after their 67-64 non-league loss to North Central (Lebeau, LA).