In Tuesday's league outing, the Corvallis Spartans (Corvallis, OR) basketball squad edged the visiting Central Panthers (Independence, OR), by a count of 45-44.

The Spartans (11-9) will now prepare for their outing against Silverton (Silverton, OR). The Foxes go into the 5A Mid-Willamette outing with a 12-11 record. In their last outing, Silverton held off West Albany (Albany, OR), 70-67, in a league outing.

The Panthers now hold a 12-8 record. They play next when they host Crescent Valley for a 5A Mid-Willamette outing on Friday, February 17. Central will clash with a Raiders squad coming off a 63-37 league win over Lebanon (Lebanon, OR). The Raiders record now stands at 12-9.