Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Lecanto Panthers (Lecanto, FL) and the visiting South Sumter Raiders (Bushnell, FL), saw Lecanto's basketball squad hold off South Sumter by a tally of 46-40.

With the victory, Lecanto improves its record to 12-0 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Weeki Wachee (Weeki Wachee, FL) to confront the Hornets in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 9. The Hornets come into the challenge with a record of 5-6. Weeki Wachee lost 65-54 in their recent non-league challenge against Tampa Prep (Tampa, FL)

Next up, the Raiders confront the Evans Trojans (Orlando, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 6. South Sumter will attempt to improve on its 1-2 season record. The Trojans come into the challenge with a 8-0 record after their 62-46 non-league win over Apopka (Apopka, FL).