The Moberly Spartans basketball team scored 54 points and held the host Mexico Bulldogs to 41 in the Spartans league triumph on Tuesday.

The Spartans now sport a 9-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Fulton for a North Central Missouri contest on Friday, January 9. Moberly will meet a Hornets team coming off a 66-45 league win over Hannibal (Hannibal, MO). The Hornets record now stands at 5-4.

The Bulldogs (5-5) will now prepare for their contest against Boonville (Boonville, MO). The Pirates enter the North Central Missouri contest with a 2-3 record. In their last contest, Boonville was defeated by Blair Oaks (Jefferson City, MO), 67-45, in a non-league contest.