The Olympia Spartans (Stanford, IL) basketball nipped the visiting PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central Bluejays (Petersburg, IL), 62-57 in Thursday's league test.

The Spartans (10-19) will now prepare for their test against Peoria Notre Dame (Peoria, IL). The Irish go into the non-league test with a 11-17 record. In their last test, Peoria Notre Dame was tipped by Richwoods (Peoria, IL), 66-55, in a league test.

The Bluejays now own a 12-18 record. They play next when they travel to Athens for a non-league test on Monday, February 19. PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central will encounter a Warriors squad coming off a 48-38 league loss to Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains, IL). The Warriors record now stands at 17-13.