The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the North Marion Colts (Citra, FL) and the host Vanguard Knights (Ocala, FL), observed North Marion's basketball squad hold off Vanguard by a count of 48-45.

With the victory, North Marion advances its record to 2-2 on the year. The Colts travel to Lake Weir (Ocala, FL) to meet the Hurricanes in a battle on Friday, January 9. The Hurricanes come into the contest with a record of 6-2.

In their next game, the Knights battle the Citrus Hurricanes (Inverness, FL) in a non-league contest, on Friday, December 19. Vanguard will attempt to better on its 5-4 season record. The Hurricanes come into the contest with a 1-10 record after their 42-24 non-league loss to Pasco (Dade City, FL).