In Thursday's non-league outing, the Mulberry Panthers (Mulberry, FL) basketball squad felled the visiting Hardee Wildcats (Wauchula, FL), by a margin of 49-36.

The Panthers (2-16) will now prepare for their outing against George Jenkins (Lakeland, FL). The Eagles go into the non-league outing with a 9-15 record. In their last outing, George Jenkins was beaten by Ridge Community (Davenport, FL), 61-60, in a league outing.

The Wildcats now own a 3-15 record. They play next when they host Lake Gibson for a non-league outing on Friday, January 27.