In Thursday's league outing, the Laurel Spartans (Laurel, MD) basketball squad nipped the host Suitland Rams (Forestville, MD), by a margin of 62-61.

The Spartans (10-7) will now prepare for their outing against Parkdale (Riverdale, MD). The Panthers go into the Prince George's County 4A outing with a 6-13 record. In their last outing, Parkdale got by Bladensburg (Bladensburg, MD), 66-57, in a league outing.

The Rams now own a 12-5 record. They play next when they travel to DuVal for a Prince George's County 4A outing on Tuesday, February 7. Suitland will encounter a Tigers squad coming off a 63-41 league loss to Bowie (Bowie, MD). The Tigers record now stands at 6-6.