Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Sumter County Panthers (Americus, GA) and the host Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane (Fitzgerald, GA), saw Sumter County's basketball squad overcome Fitzgerald by a tally of 59-43.

With the victory, Sumter County improves its record to 12-6 on the campaign. The Panthers host Tift County (Tifton, GA) to confront the Blue Devils in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 27. The Blue Devils come into the challenge with a record of 17-3. Tift County won 60-32 in their recent league challenge against Thomas County Central (Thomasville, GA)

Next up, the Purple Hurricane confront the Jeff Davis Yellowjackets (Hazlehurst, GA) in a AA Region 1 challenge, on Friday, January 26. Fitzgerald will attempt to improve on its 10-8 season record. The Yellowjackets come into the challenge with a 3-16 record after their 52-48 league win over Berrien (Nashville, GA).