The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Excel Christian Academy Spartans (Lakeland, FL) and the visiting Vanguard Panthers (Lake Wales, FL), observed Excel Christian Academy's basketball team edge Vanguard by a score of 78-73.

The Spartans (2-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Calusa Prep (Miami, FL). The Colts come into the non-league challenge with a 9-6 record. In their last challenge, Calusa Prep edged Academy for Innovative Education (Miami Springs, FL), 66-46, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers battle the Hardee Wildcats (Wauchula, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 30. Vanguard will attempt to improve on its 7-12 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 4-9 record after their 54-41 league loss to Tenoroc (Lakeland, FL).