The Start Spartans (Toledo, OH) basketball nipped the visiting Rogers Rams (Toledo, OH), 47-43 in Friday's league test.

The Spartans (12-4) will now prepare for their test against Scott (Toledo, OH). The Bulldogs go into the Toledo City test with a 11-8 record. In their last test, Scott got by Bowsher (Toledo, OH), 70-50, in a league test.

The Rams now own a 4-12 record. They play next when they host Thurgood Marshall for a non-league test on Saturday, February 4. Rogers will encounter a Cougars squad coming off a 66-59 league win over Stivers School for the Arts (Dayton, OH). The Cougars record now stands at 4-12.