In Saturday's non-league test, the Turpin Spartans (Cincinnati, OH) basketball squad knocked off the visiting Ross Rams (Hamilton, OH), by a score of 59-40.

Next, the Spartans encounter the Loveland Tigers (Loveland, OH) in a Eastern Cincinnati test, on Friday, January 3. Turpin will attempt to improve on its 3-4 season record. The Tigers come into the test with a 5-3 record after their 57-46 non-league win over Mountain Heritage (Burnsville, NC).

The Rams (4-4) will now prepare for their test against Bellbrook (Bellbrook, OH). The Golden Eagles come into the Southwestern Buckeye - Southwestern test with a 6-1 record. In their last test, Bellbrook went down by Hilliard Davidson (Hilliard, OH), 57-35, in a non-league test.