Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the McLaughlin Phoenix (Lake Wales, FL) and the host Roosevelt Academy Eagles (Lake Wales, FL), saw McLaughlin's basketball squad wallop Roosevelt Academy by a tally of 66-20.

With the victory, McLaughlin improves its record to 2-3 on the campaign.

Next up, the Eagles confront the Geneva Classical Academy Knights (Lakeland, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 26. Roosevelt Academy will attempt to improve on its 0-3 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 12-4 record after their 64-31 league win over Crossroads Christian (Lakeland, FL).