Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Pace Patriots (Pace, FL) and the host Milton Panthers (Milton, FL), saw Pace's basketball squad hold off Milton by a tally of 33-31.

With the victory, Pace improves its record to 15-4 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to Florida State University High School (Tallahassee, FL) to confront the Seminoles in a non-league challenge on Thursday, January 25. The Seminoles come into the challenge with a record of 8-13.

Next up, the Panthers confront the Niceville Eagles (Niceville, FL) in a 6A District 1 challenge, on Tuesday, January 23. Milton will attempt to improve on its 9-9 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 16-4 record after their 68-33 non-league win over Chiles (Tallahassee, FL).