St. Francis Spartans (Wheaton, IL) backers were pleased Tuesday as they saw their basketball squad knock off the visiting St. Edward Green Wave (Elgin, IL), 51-40 in a league bout.

With the victory, St. Francis upgrades its record to 2-2 on the campaign. The Spartans travel to Aurora Christian (Aurora, IL) to play the Eagles in a Metro Suburban bout on Friday, December 9. The Eagles come into the bout with a record of 9-0. Aurora Christian won 59-32 in their recent league bout against Aurora Central Catholic (Aurora, IL)

Next up, the Green Wave play the Westminster Christian Warriors (Elgin, IL) in a non-league bout, on Thursday, December 8. St. Edward will attempt to upgrade on its 5-4 season record. The Warriors come into the bout with a 1-5 record after their 73-32 league loss to Harvest Christian Academy (Elgin, IL).