An up and down night for the Highwood Mustangs grade nine boys and girls basketball teams as they hosted the Strathcona-Tweedsmuir Spartans Tuesday, January 29.

The boys were up first, with the Mustangs coming out on top 44-21.

A different story in the girls game with the Spartans taking the "W," 43-16 over the Mustangs.

The Mustangs boys head to Chestermere for a tournament Friday, February 1 and Saturday, February 2.