The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Fort Meade Miners (Fort Meade, FL) and the visiting Hardee Wildcats (Wauchula, FL), observed Fort Meade's basketball team knock off Hardee by a score of 49-39.

The Miners (9-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Frostproof (Frostproof, FL). The Bulldogs come into the non-league challenge with a 10-7 record.

In their next game, the Wildcats encounter the Tenoroc Titans (Lakeland, FL) in a 4A District 7 challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Hardee will attempt to improve on its 4-8 season record.