The Calvary Christian Spartans basketball team (Bellefontaine, OH), dropped 72-53 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host New Hope Christian Academy Statesmen (Circleville, OH)

The Statesmen now possess a 6-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Horizon Science Academy for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 7. New Hope Christian Academy will confront a Hawks team coming off a 69-33 league win over Ohio School for the Deaf (Columbus, OH). The Hawks record now stands at 7-6.

The Spartans (3-3) will now prepare for their battle against Temple Christian (Lima, OH). The Pioneers come into the non-league battle with a 4-5 record. In their last battle, Temple Christian dropped by Allen East (Harrod, OH), 78-51, in a non-league battle.