In Thursday's league outing, the Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane (Fitzgerald, GA) basketball squad nipped the host Sumter County Panthers (Americus, GA), by a margin of 60-56.

The Purple Hurricane (4-7) will now prepare for their outing against Wilcox County (Rochelle, GA). The Patriots go into the non-league outing with a 3-7 record.

The Panthers now own a 2-9 record. They play next when they host Cook for a AA Region 1 outing on Friday, January 5. Sumter County will clash with a Hornets squad coming off a 54-48 non-league win over Crisp County (Cordele, GA). The Hornets record now stands at 4-5.