The Sparta Trojans (Sparta, MO) basketball edged the visiting Springfield Catholic Fighting Irish (Springfield, MO), 62-59 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Trojans now possess a 8-8 record. They play next when they host Willow Springs for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 28. Sparta will play a Bears team coming off a 64-56 non-league win over Mansfield (Mansfield, MO). The Bears record now stands at 6-6.

With the loss, Springfield Catholic falls to 9-5 on the campaign. The Fighting irish host Clever (Clever, MO) to play the Blue Jays in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 28. The Blue Jays go into the bout with a record of 7-7.