The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Gainesville Hurricanes (Gainesville, FL) and the visiting Fort White Indians (Fort White, FL), observed Gainesville's basketball team edge Fort White by a score of 55-48.

The Hurricanes (10-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Lakewood (St. Petersburg, FL). The Spartans come into the non-league challenge with a 7-4 record. In their last challenge, Lakewood edged Braden River (Bradenton, FL), 65-50, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Indians encounter the Santa Fe Raiders (Alachua, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 3. Fort White will attempt to improve on its 4-4 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 7-7 record after their 73-58 non-league loss to Jordan Christian Prep (Auburndale, FL).