The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Battle Spartans (Columbia, MO) and the visiting Hazelwood East Spartans (St. Louis, MO), observed Battle's basketball team overwhelm Hazelwood East by a score of 85-61.

The Spartans (12-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Rolla (Rolla, MO). The Bulldogs come into the non-league challenge with a 15-5 record. In their last challenge, Rolla was routed by Jefferson City (Jefferson City, MO), 63-61, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Spartans battle the Riverview Gardens Rams (St. Louis, MO) in a Suburban - Green challenge, on Friday, January 31. Hazelwood East will attempt to improve on its 14-6 season record. The Rams come into the challenge with a 4-10 record after their 68-65 league loss to Jennings (Jennings, MO).