The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Connersville Spartans (Connersville, IN) and the host New Castle Trojans (New Castle, IN), observed Connersville's basketball team edge New Castle by a score of 45-41.

The Spartans (4-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Franklin County (Brookville, IN). The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 1-1 record. In their last challenge, Franklin County edged East Central (St. Leon, IN), 56-24, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Trojans encounter the Shelbyville Golden Bears (Shelbyville, IN) in a challenge, on Thursday, December 12. New Castle will attempt to improve on its 0-3 season record. The Golden Bears come into the challenge with a 0-1 record after their 49-39 non-league loss to Connersville (Connersville, IN).