The Mulberry Panthers basketball team (Mulberry, FL), was toppled 68-52 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Fort Meade Miners (Fort Meade, FL)

The Miners now possess a 12-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Hardee for a non-league battle on Friday, January 19. Fort Meade will confront a Wildcats team coming off a 82-43 non-league loss to Frostproof (Frostproof, FL). The Wildcats record now stands at 5-8.

The Panthers (9-7) will now prepare for their battle against Lake Region (Eagle Lake, FL). The Thunder come into the non-league battle with a 9-9 record. In their last battle, Lake Region was toppled by Davenport (Davenport, FL), 41-35, in a league battle.