The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Fitzgerald Spartans (Warren, MI) and the visiting Utica Chieftains (Utica, MI), observed Fitzgerald's basketball team overwhelm Utica by a score of 67-37.

The Spartans (8-1) will now prepare for their challenge against L'Anse Creuse North (Macomb, MI). The Crusaders come into the non-league challenge with a 8-2 record. In their last challenge, L'Anse Creuse North trounced Sterling Heights Stevenson (Sterling Heights, MI), 54-43, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Chieftains battle the Romeo Bulldogs (Romeo, MI) in a Macomb Area - White challenge, on Thursday, January 9. Utica will attempt to improve on its 2-6 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 2-7 record after their 52-49 non-league loss to Utica Eisenhower (Shelby Township, MI).