In Friday's non-league outing, the Out-of-Door Academy Thunder (Sarasota, FL) basketball squad nipped the visiting Sarasota Christian Blazers (Sarasota, FL), by a margin of 51-45.

The Thunder (5-8) will now prepare for their outing against Shorecrest Prep (St. Petersburg, FL). The Chargers go into the non-league outing with a 5-5 record. In their last outing, Shorecrest Prep was tipped by Bloomingdale (Valrico, FL), 40-35, in a non-league outing.

The Blazers now own a 10-4 record. They play next when they travel to Saint Stephen's Episcopal for a 2A District 11 outing on Tuesday, January 9. Sarasota Christian will clash with a Falcons squad coming off a 61-38 non-league loss to Evangelical Christian (Fort Myers, FL). The Falcons record now stands at 3-10.