In Tuesday's league outing, the Moberly Spartans (Moberly, MO) basketball squad edged the visiting Boonville Pirates (Boonville, MO), by a count of 47-44.

The Spartans (14-7) will now prepare for their outing against Mexico (Mexico, MO). The Bulldogs go into the North Central Missouri outing with a 18-4 record. In their last outing, Mexico was tipped by Hannibal (Hannibal, MO), 61-54, in a league outing.

The Pirates now hold a 9-10 record. They take the field next when they travel to Marshall for a North Central Missouri outing on Monday, February 13.