The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Monett Cubs (Monett, MO) and the visiting Sparta Trojans (Sparta, MO), observed Monett's basketball team knock off Sparta by a score of 60-46.

The Cubs (5-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Branson (Branson, MO). The Pirates come into the non-league challenge with a 4-7 record. In their last challenge, Branson was knocked off by Parkview (Springfield, MO), 52-47, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Trojans encounter the Fair Grove Eagles (Fair Grove, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 20. Sparta will attempt to improve on its 7-5 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 6-5 record after their 79-43 non-league win over Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon, MO).