The Pleasant Valley Spartans (Pleasant Valley, IA) basketball knocked off the visiting Davenport Central Blue Devils (Davenport, IA), 55-40 in Tuesday's league test.

The Spartans (5-3) will now prepare for their test against Central Clinton (DeWitt, IA). The Sabers go into the Mississippi test with a 3-4 record. In their last test, Central Clinton went down by Davenport North (Davenport, IA), 66-50, in a league test.

The Blue Devils now own a 3-5 record. They play next when they travel to Davenport North for a Mississippi test on Friday, January 6. Davenport Central will encounter a Wildcats squad coming off a 66-50 league win over Central Clinton (DeWitt, IA). The Wildcats record now stands at 5-4.