The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Hamilton County Trojans (Jasper, FL) and the visiting Taylor County Bulldogs (Perry, FL), observed Hamilton County's basketball team edge Taylor County by a score of 37-35.

The Trojans (3-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Branford (Branford, FL). The Buccaneers come into the Rural District 5 challenge with a 8-7 record. In their last challenge, Branford was tipped by Union County (Lake Butler, FL), 47-45, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs battle the Godby Cougars (Tallahassee, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, January 15. Taylor County will attempt to improve on its 4-6 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 9-5 record after their 48-40 non-league loss to Madison County (Madison, FL).