Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Sparta Spartans (Sparta, MI) and the host Belding Black Knights (Belding, MI), saw Sparta's basketball squad overcome Belding by a tally of 62-51.

With the victory, Sparta improves its record to 9-6 on the campaign. The Spartans travel to Traverse City West (Traverse City, MI) to confront the Titans in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 27. The Titans come into the challenge with a record of 11-3. Traverse City West lost 70-53 in their recent non-league challenge against Dearborn (Dearborn, MI)

Next up, the Black Knights confront the Grant Tigers (Grant, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 30. Belding will attempt to improve on its 10-4 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 8-3 record after their 46-40 league win over Big Rapids (Big Rapids, MI).