In Tuesday's non-league outing, the Sparta Bulldogs (Sparta, IL) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Valmeyer Pirates (Valmeyer, IL), by a count of 80-42.

The Bulldogs (5-0) will now prepare for their outing against Carlyle (Carlyle, IL). The Indians go into the Cahokia - Illinois outing with a 3-2 record. In their last outing, Carlyle was crushed by Chester (Chester, IL), 34-29, in a league outing.

The Pirates now hold a 0-3 record. They play next when they travel to Marissa/Coulterville for a Cahokia - Kaskaskia outing on Friday, December 9. Valmeyer will clash with a Meteors squad coming off a 59-30 league win over Dupo (Dupo, IL). The Meteors record now stands at 3-1.