Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Weeki Wachee Hornets (Weeki Wachee, FL) and the host Crystal River Pirates (Crystal River, FL), saw Weeki Wachee's basketball squad hold off Crystal River by a tally of 64-57.

With the victory, Weeki Wachee improves its record to 8-7 on the campaign. The Hornets travel to Springstead (Spring Hill, FL) to play the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Thursday, January 12. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 4-11. Springstead lost 61-58 in their recent non-league challenge against Lecanto (Lecanto, FL)

Next up, the Pirates play the Hudson Cobras (Hudson, FL) in a 4A District 9 challenge, on Thursday, January 12. Crystal River will attempt to improve on its 2-9 season record.