The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Sparta Trojans (Sparta, MO) and the visiting Spokane Owls (Spokane, MO), observed Sparta's basketball team overwhelm Spokane by a score of 65-41.

The Trojans (4-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Ash Grove (Ash Grove, MO). The Pirates come into the non-league challenge with a 4-2 record. In their last challenge, Ash Grove trounced Greenfield (Greenfield, MO), 58-43, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Owls battle the Mansfield Lions (Mansfield, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Spokane will attempt to improve on its 0-5 season record. The Lions come into the challenge with a 3-3 record after their 54-49 non-league win over Springfield Catholic (Springfield, MO).