In Friday's league outing, the Laconia Spartans (Rosendale, WI) basketball squad nipped the visiting St. Mary's Springs Ledgers (Fond du Lac, WI), by a margin of 56-51.

The Spartans (9-8) will now prepare for their outing against Ripon (Ripon, WI). The Tigers go into the non-league outing with a 6-13 record. In their last outing, Ripon was tipped by Winneconne (Winneconne, WI), 70-53, in a league outing.

The Ledgers now own a 10-8 record. They play next when they travel to Roncalli for a non-league outing on Monday, February 5. St. Mary's Springs will encounter a Jets squad coming off a 65-37 league win over Two Rivers (Two Rivers, WI). The Jets record now stands at 9-9.