The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Manatee Hurricanes (Bradenton, FL) and the host Braden River Pirates (Bradenton, FL), observed Manatee's basketball team overwhelm Braden River by a score of 73-45.

The Hurricanes (19-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Southeast (Bradenton, FL). The Seminoles come into the non-league challenge with a 5-9 record. In their last challenge, Southeast was routed by Sarasota (Sarasota, FL), 67-41, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Pirates encounter the JV Opponent (, ) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Braden River will attempt to improve on its 12-7 season record. The come into the challenge with a 182-392 record after their 63-52 league loss to Spencerville Adventist Academy (Spencerville, MD).