Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Gainesville Hurricanes (Gainesville, FL) and the visiting Newberry Panthers (Newberry, FL), saw Gainesville's basketball squad overcome Newberry by a tally of 69-55.

With the victory, Gainesville improves its record to 13-3 on the campaign. The Hurricanes travel to Santa Fe (Alachua, FL) to confront the Raiders in a non-league challenge on Thursday, January 19. The Raiders come into the challenge with a record of 0-3.

Next up, the Panthers confront the Bronson Eagles (Bronson, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 20. Newberry will attempt to improve on its 5-1 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 4-3 record after their 39-31 non-league win over Lafayette (Mayo, FL).