The St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans topped the host El Paso-Gridley Titans basketball team by a final score of 48-30 in Friday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Spartans face the Pontiac Indians (Pontiac, IL) in a Illini Prairie game, on Thursday, January 4. St. Joseph-Ogden will attempt to move on its 7-8 season record. The Indians enter the game with a 6-10 record after their 53-52 non-league loss to Newark (Newark, IL).

With the defeat, El Paso-Gridley moves to 9-4 on the year. The Titans travel to Tri-Valley (Downs, IL) to face the Vikings in a Heart Of Illinois game on Thursday, January 4. The Vikings enter the game with a record of 13-4. Tri-Valley won 70-61 in their recent non-league game against Neoga (Neoga, IL)