The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Palmetto Panthers (Miami, FL) and the visiting Fort Lauderdale Flying L's (Fort Lauderdale, FL), observed Palmetto's basketball team knock off Fort Lauderdale by a score of 55-38.

The Panthers (10-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Western (Davie, FL). The Wildcats come into the non-league challenge with a 6-2 record. In their last challenge, Western prevailed over St. Brendan (Miami, FL), 63-35, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Flying L's encounter the Columbus Explorers (Miami, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 3. Fort Lauderdale will attempt to improve on its 7-6 season record. The Explorers come into the challenge with a 3-1 record after their 57-54 non-league loss to Western (Davie, FL).