Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Moberly Spartans (Moberly, MO) and the visiting Fulton Hornets (Fulton, MO), saw Moberly's basketball squad hold off Fulton by a score of 56-53.

With the victory, Moberly improves its record to 10-1 on the campaign. The Spartans travel to Marshall (Marshall, MO) to battle the Owls in a North Central Missouri challenge on Monday, January 26. The Owls come into the challenge with a record of 2-5.

Next up, the Hornets battle the Boonville Pirates (Boonville, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 12. Fulton will attempt to improve on its 5-5 season record. The Pirates come into the challenge with a 2-4 record after their 61-56 league loss to Mexico (Mexico, MO).