On Tuesday, the Sparta Trojans were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 43-42 to the Willow Springs Bears.
Sparta has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season. As for Willow Springs, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sparta will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Mansfield at 6:00 p.m. on February 7th. Mansfield has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Willow Springs has already played their next game (against Liberty), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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