Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Lecanto Panthers (Lecanto, FL) and the host Crystal River Pirates (Crystal River, FL), saw Lecanto's basketball squad wallop Crystal River by a tally of 78-39.

With the victory, Lecanto improves its record to 16-2 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Dunnellon (Dunnellon, FL) to confront the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 31. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 6-7.

Next up, the Pirates confront the Nature Coast Tech Sharks (Brooksville, FL) in a challenge, on Monday, January 30. Crystal River will attempt to improve on its 3-13 season record.