The Sycamore Spartans (Sycamore, IL) basketball edged the visiting Ottawa Pirates (Ottawa, IL), 48-42 in Friday's league bout.

The Spartans now possess a 14-5 record. They play next when they travel to Morris for a Interstate Eight bout on Tuesday, January 21. Sycamore will play a Redskins team coming off a 52-50 non-league loss to Streator (Streator, IL). The Redskins record now stands at 7-12.

With the loss, Ottawa falls to 6-8 on the campaign. The Pirates host Princeton (Princeton, IL) to play the Tigers in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 21. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 8-10. Princeton lost 63-61 in their recent non-league bout against Tolono Unity (Tolono, IL)