In Friday's non-league outing, the Homestead Spartans (Fort Wayne, IN) basketball squad nipped the host DeKalb Barons (Waterloo, IN), by a margin of 41-38.

The Spartans (4-3) will now prepare for their outing against Valparaiso (Valparaiso, IN). The Vikings go into the non-league outing with a 6-2 record. In their last outing, Valparaiso nudged Hammond Bishop Noll (Hammond, IN), 61-58, in a non-league match.

With the defeat, DeKalb moves to 3-5 on the year. The Barons host New Haven (New Haven, IN) to meet the Bulldogs in a Northeast 8 match on Saturday, January 6. The Bulldogs enter the match with a record of 1-8.