The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Waltonville Spartans (Waltonville, IL) and the host Christopher Bearcats (Christopher, IL), observed Waltonville's basketball team overcome Christopher by a margin of 49-36.

The Spartans (8-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Woodlawn (Woodlawn, IL). The Cardinals come into the Midland Trail challenge with a 6-2 record. In their last bout, Woodlawn fell by Farina South Central (Farina, IL), 53-49, in a non-league bout.

With the loss, Christopher falls to 3-4 on the campaign. The Bearcats travel to Sesser-Valier (Sesser, IL) to play the Red Devils in a Black Diamond - West bout on Friday, December 20. The Red Devils go into the bout with a record of 3-5. Sesser-Valier won 67-42 in their recent league bout against Johnston City (Johnston City, IL)