Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Citrus Hurricanes (Inverness, FL) and the visiting Crystal River Pirates (Crystal River, FL), saw Citrus's basketball squad hold off Crystal River by a tally of 34-32.

With the victory, Citrus improves its record to 3-12 on the campaign. The Hurricanes travel to Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville, FL) to play the Sharks in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 17. The Sharks come into the challenge with a record of 10-9. Nature Coast Tech lost 56-26 in their recent league challenge against Central (Brooksville, FL)

Next up, the Pirates play the Springstead Eagles (Spring Hill, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 17. Crystal River will attempt to improve on its 3-10 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 5-11 record after their 62-59 non-league win over Weeki Wachee (Weeki Wachee, FL).