Montour Spartans (McKees Rocks, PA) boosters left the game satisfied Wednesday as they witnessed their basketball squad triumph over the host New Castle Hurricanes (New Castle, PA), 54-20 in a league game.

The Spartans now have a 8-9 record. They play next when they travel to South Fayette for a WPIAL 5A 3 game on Friday, January 24. Montour will confront a Lions team coming off a 77-41 league win over Mars (Mars, PA). The Lions record now stands at 14-1.

With the loss, New Castle falls to 2-8 on the campaign. The Hurricanes host Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville, PA) to clash with the Colts in a WPIAL 5A 3 outing on Monday, January 27. The Colts enter the outing with a record of 10-6.