The crowd at Saturday's league challenge between the Sparta Trojans (Sparta, MO) and the host Gainesville Bulldogs (Gainesville, MO), observed Sparta's basketball team edge Gainesville by a score of 48-42.

The Trojans (9-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Mansfield (Mansfield, MO). The Lions come into the Summit challenge with a 9-9 record. In their last challenge, Mansfield edged Willow Springs (Willow Springs, MO), 55-53, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs encounter the Seymour Tigers (Seymour, MO) in a Summit challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. Gainesville will attempt to improve on its 8-10 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 13-5 record after their 84-57 non-league win over Stoutland (Stoutland, MO).