The St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans (St. Joseph, IL) basketball edged the visiting Normal University Pioneers (Normal, IL), 36-33 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Spartans now possess a 6-8 record. They play next when they travel to Lutheran for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 28. St. Joseph-Ogden will play a Crusaders team coming off a 51-26 non-league win over Rock Falls (Rock Falls, IL). The Crusaders record now stands at 10-4.

With the loss, Normal University falls to 3-12 on the campaign. The Pioneers travel to Rock Falls (Rock Falls, IL) to play the Rockets in a non-league bout on Saturday, December 28. The Rockets go into the bout with a record of 3-12. Rock Falls lost 60-31 in their recent non-league bout against Bloomington Central Catholic (Bloomington, IL)