In Friday's non-league outing, the Milton Panthers (Milton, FL) basketball squad nipped the host Pace Patriots (Pace, FL), by a margin of 40-34.

The Panthers (13-8) will now prepare for their outing against Escambia (Pensacola, FL). The Gators go into the non-league outing with a 11-9 record. In their last outing, Escambia got by Washington (Pensacola, FL), 45-41, in a non-league outing.

The Patriots now own a 21-4 record. They take the field next when they host Gulf Breeze for a non-league outing on Monday, February 2. Pace will encounter a Dolphins squad coming off a 52-50 league loss to Washington (Pensacola, FL). The Dolphins record now stands at 10-12.