Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Rocori Spartans (Cold Spring, MN) and the host Richfield Spartans (Richfield, MN), saw Rocori's basketball squad hold off Richfield by a score of 57-53.

With the victory, Rocori improves its record to 9-6 on the campaign. The Spartans travel to Alexandria (Alexandria, MN) to play the Cardinals in a Central Lakes challenge on Thursday, February 19. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a record of 3-12.

Next up, the Spartans play the North Polars (North St. Paul, MN) in a Classic Suburban challenge, on Tuesday, February 10. Richfield will attempt to improve on its 12-6 season record. The Polars come into the challenge with a 8-7 record after their 73-71 non-league loss to Minneapolis Southwest (Minneapolis, MN).