The Moberly Spartans basketball team scored 53 points and held the host Fulton Hornets to 36 in the Spartans league triumph on Tuesday.

The Spartans now sport a 18-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Marshall for a North Central Missouri contest on Friday, February 22. Moberly will meet a Owls team coming off a 41-36 non-league loss to Chillicothe (Chillicothe, MO). The Owls record now stands at 12-13.

The Hornets (5-11) will now prepare for their contest against Mexico (Mexico, MO). The Bulldogs enter the North Central Missouri contest with a 21-3 record. In their last contest, Mexico ran past Hannibal (Hannibal, MO), 55-31, in a league contest.