The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Mitchell Mustangs (New Port Richey, FL) and the visiting Gibbs Gladiators (St. Petersburg, FL), observed Mitchell's basketball team edge Gibbs by a score of 38-37.

The Mustangs (11-1) will now prepare for their challenge against East Lake (Tarpon Springs, FL). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 1-2 record. In their last challenge, East Lake was tipped by Seminole (Seminole, FL), 59-39, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Gladiators encounter the Osceola Warriors (Seminole, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Gibbs will attempt to improve on its 1-1 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 2-4 record after their 47-20 non-league loss to Palm Harbor University (Palm Harbor, FL).