Palm Harbor University Hurricanes (Palm Harbor, FL) backers were in high spirits Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad tip the visiting Tarpon Springs Spongers (Tarpon Springs, FL), 44-39 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Palm Harbor University upgrades its record to 7-9 on the season. The Hurricanes host St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg, FL) to clash with the Green Devils in a non-league bout on Friday, January 12. The Green Devils go into the bout with a record of 10-5. St. Petersburg won 52-51 in their recent non-league bout against Clearwater (Clearwater, FL)

Next up, the Spongers clash with the Dunedin Falcons (Dunedin, FL) in a 4A District 10 bout, on Tuesday, January 16. Tarpon Springs will attempt to upgrade on its 3-6 season record. The Falcons go into the bout with a 0-13 record after their 62-41 non-league loss to Anclote (Holiday, FL).