The Olympia Spartans basketball squad (Stanford, IL), was crushed 74-40 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Monticello Sages (Monticello, IL)

With the victory, Monticello advances its record to 11-8 on the year. The Sages travel to Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton, IL) to meet the Panthers in a Illini Prairie battle on Friday, January 24. The Panthers enter the battle with a record of 7-10. Paxton-Buckley-Loda lost 60-47 in their recent league battle against Pontiac (Pontiac, IL)

The Spartans now own a 7-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Auburn for a Sangamo battle on Friday, January 24. Olympia will meet a Trojans squad coming off a 32-29 non-league win over Williamsville (Williamsville, IL). The Trojans record now stands at 19-1.