Basketball Game Preview: Sparta Bulldogs vs. Chester Yellowjackets

By Team Reports Feb 12, 2025, 10:32pm

Basketball Preview: Sparta Bulldogs vs. Chester Yellowjackets

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02/11/25 vs Steeleville61
02/08/25 @ Benton41
02/07/25 @ Okawville48
02/05/25 @ East Alton-Wood River68
02/04/25 vs New Athens71
+ 22 more games

Sparta and Chester are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Sparta Bulldogs will head out to take on the Chester Yellowjackets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Sparta is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.7 points per game this season.

Sparta took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 61-53 victory over Steeleville. The win continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won five in a row.

Sparta's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Dariontez Monroe, who went 5-for-12 on his way to 15 points and seven boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Damian Lanton, who posted 11 points.

Meanwhile, Chester had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Hawks by a score of 49-36.

The victory got Chester back to even at 14-14. As for Sparta, their win bumped their record up to 17-10.

Sparta was able to grind out a solid victory over Chester when the teams last played back in January, winning 45-35. Will Sparta repeat their success, or does Chester have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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