Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Bartow Yellow Jackets (Bartow, FL) and the visiting Hardee Wildcats (Wauchula, FL), saw Bartow's basketball squad wallop Hardee by a tally of 63-18.

With the victory, Bartow improves its record to 6-8 on the campaign. The Yellow Jackets host Lake Wales (Lake Wales, FL) to confront the Highlanders in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 3. The Highlanders come into the challenge with a record of 8-6. Lake Wales lost 59-52 in their recent non-league challenge against Celebration (Celebration, FL)

Next up, the Wildcats confront the Sebring Blue Streaks (Sebring, FL) in a 5A District 11 challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Hardee will attempt to improve on its 1-14 season record. The Blue Streaks come into the challenge with a 8-4 record after their 40-34 non-league win over Avon Park (Avon Park, FL).