The Sparta Trojans (Sparta, MO) basketball edged the visiting Ash Grove Pirates (Ash Grove, MO), 54-52 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Trojans now possess a 5-0 record. They play next when they travel to Mountain Grove for a non-league bout on Friday, January 3. Sparta will play a Panthers team coming off a 73-71 non-league win over Mansfield (Mansfield, MO). The Panthers record now stands at 4-5.

With the loss, Ash Grove falls to 4-3 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Billings (Billings, MO) to play the Wildcats in a non-league bout on Friday, January 3. The Wildcats go into the bout with a record of 5-2.