The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Clever Blue Jays (Clever, MO) and the host Sparta Trojans (Sparta, MO), observed Clever's basketball team knock off Sparta by a score of 38-30.

The Blue Jays (7-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Monett (Monett, MO). The Cubs come into the non-league challenge with a 6-7 record. In their last challenge, Monett prevailed over Crane (Crane, MO), 50-37, 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 7-7 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).