The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Pine Forest Eagles (Pensacola, FL) and the visiting Pace Patriots (Pace, FL), observed Pine Forest's basketball team knock off Pace by a score of 52-34.

The Eagles (7-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Booker T. Washington (Pensacola, FL). The Wildcats come into the 5A District 1 challenge with a 8-5 record. In their last challenge, Booker T. Washington was knocked off by Mount Paran Christian (Kennesaw, GA), 45-35, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Patriots encounter the Gulf Breeze Dolphins (Gulf Breeze, FL) in a 6A District 1 challenge, on Friday, January 10. Pace will attempt to improve on its 7-9 season record. The Dolphins come into the challenge with a 1-17 record after their 40-27 league loss to Milton (Milton, FL).