Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Arnold Marlins (Panama City Beach, FL) and the visiting Milton Panthers (Milton, FL), saw Arnold's basketball squad hold off Milton by a score of 50-46.

With the victory, Arnold improves its record to 10-5 on the campaign. The Marlins travel to Rickards (Tallahassee, FL) to play the Raiders in a 4A District 2 challenge on Friday, January 4. The Raiders come into the challenge with a record of 7-0. Rickards won 1-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Swainsboro (Swainsboro, GA)

Next up, the Panthers play the West Florida Jaguars (Pensacola, FL) in a 4A District 1 challenge, on Tuesday, January 8. Milton will attempt to improve on its 4-5 season record. The Jaguars come into the challenge with a 1-8 record after their 71-20 league loss to Washington (Pensacola, FL).