The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Crystal River Pirates (Crystal River, FL) and the host Hudson Cobras (Hudson, FL), observed Crystal River's basketball team knock off Hudson by a score of 51-42.

The Pirates (8-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Weeki Wachee (Weeki Wachee, FL). The Hornets come into the non-league challenge with a 2-14 record. In their last challenge, Weeki Wachee prevailed over Belleview (Belleview, FL), 86-53, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cobras encounter the Anclote Sharks (Holiday, FL) in a 4A District 9 challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. Hudson will attempt to improve on its 2-14 season record. The Sharks come into the challenge with a 5-9 record after their 55-46 non-league loss to New Smyrna Beach (New Smyrna Beach, FL).