Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the St. Edward's Pirates (Vero Beach, FL) and the host Sports Leadership & Management Spartans (Tampa, FL), saw St. Edward's's basketball squad hold off Sports Leadership & Management by a tally of 33-26.

With the victory, St. Edward's improves its record to 11-6 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Sarasota Christian (Sarasota, FL) to confront the Blazers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 21. The Blazers come into the challenge with a record of 6-8. Sarasota Christian won 60-33 in their recent non-league challenge against Southwest Florida Christian (Fort Myers, FL)

Next up, the Spartans confront the Lake Mary Prep Griffins (Lake Mary, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 21. Sports Leadership & Management will attempt to improve on its 1-6 season record. The Griffins come into the challenge with a 2-10 record after their 36-17 non-league loss to Crooms Academy (Sanford, FL).