Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Niceville Eagles (Niceville, FL) and the host Gulf Breeze Dolphins (Gulf Breeze, FL), saw Niceville's basketball squad hold off Gulf Breeze by a count of 56-53.

With the victory, Niceville upgrades its record to 14-4 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Pace (Pace, FL) to play the Patriots in a 6A District 1 challenge on Thursday, January 18. The Patriots come into the challenge with a record of 14-3. Pace won 61-46 in their recent non-league challenge against Jay (Jay, FL)

Next up, the Dolphins play the Crestview Bulldogs (Crestview, FL) in a 6A District 1 challenge, on Thursday, January 18. Gulf Breeze will attempt to upgrade on its 12-5 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 9-10 record after their 45-11 non-league win over Baldwin County (Bay Minette, AL).