| 01/18/25 vs Chester | 45-35 |
| 01/16/25 vs Gibault Catholic | 52-46 |
| 01/15/25 vs Red Bud | 62-47 |
| 01/14/25 vs Perryville | 75-50 |
Sparta waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 45-35 victory over the Chester Yellowjackets. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 62-49 back in December of 2024.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sparta to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jake Wesbecher, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds. Wesbecher has been hot recently, having posted nine or more boards the last three times he's played. DJ Hayes was another key player, putting up 11 points and three steals.
Sparta has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Chester, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.
Sparta will take on Freeburg at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sparta is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.6 points per game this season. As for Chester, it'll be a Battle of the Bugs the Chester Yellowjackets challenge the New Athens Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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