Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Lakewood Spartans (St. Petersburg, FL) and the host Boca Ciega Pirates (Gulfport, FL), saw Lakewood's basketball squad wallop Boca Ciega by a tally of 61-38.

With the victory, Lakewood improves its record to 9-7 on the campaign. The Spartans travel to Lake Wales (Lake Wales, FL) to confront the Highlanders in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 14. The Highlanders come into the challenge with a record of 1-9. Lake Wales lost 56-39 in their recent league challenge against Auburndale (Auburndale, FL)

Next up, the Pirates confront the Clearwater Tornadoes (Clearwater, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 19. Boca Ciega will attempt to improve on its 9-7 season record.