The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Rootstown Rovers (Rootstown, OH) and the host Springfield Spartans (Akron, OH), observed Rootstown's basketball team overcome Springfield by a margin of 52-39.

The Rovers (1-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Aquinas (Louisville, OH). The Knights come into the Portage Trail challenge with a 0-1 record.

In their next game, the Spartans battle the Field Falcons (Mogadore, OH) in a Metro challenge, on Tuesday, December 10. Springfield will attempt to better on its 0-3 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 1-3 record after their 64-52 non-league win over Southeast (Ravenna, OH).