In Thursday's non-league outing, the Crystal River Pirates (Crystal River, FL) basketball squad nipped the host Dixie County Bears (Cross City, FL), by a margin of 42-36.

The Pirates (4-11) will now prepare for their outing against Hernando (Brooksville, FL). The Leopards go into the 4A District 9 outing with a 7-13 record. In their last outing, Hernando was tipped by Central (Brooksville, FL), 74-49, in a non-league outing.

The Bears now own a 7-9 record. They play next when they travel to Chiefland for a 1A District 7 outing on Friday, January 20. Dixie County will encounter a Indians squad coming off a 60-39 non-league loss to Williston (Williston, FL). The Indians record now stands at 9-8.