The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Spartans (Burnt Hills, NY) and the host Columbia Blue Devils (East Greenbush, NY), observed Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake's basketball team edge Columbia by a score of 63-59.

The Spartans (2-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Ballston Spa (Ballston Spa, NY). The Scotties come into the Section 2 Suburban - Gray challenge with a 0-2 record. In their last challenge, Ballston Spa was tipped by Averill Park (Averill Park, NY), 53-49, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Blue Devils encounter the Schenectady Patriots (Schenectady, NY) in a Section 2 Suburban - Gray challenge, on Thursday, December 19. Columbia will attempt to improve on its 1-3 season record. The Patriots come into the challenge with a 0-3 record after their 60-37 league loss to Niskayuna (Niskayuna, NY).