The Fort Meade Miners basketball squad (Fort Meade, FL), was nudged 30-24 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Mulberry Panthers (Mulberry, FL)

With the victory, Mulberry advances its record to 1-4 on the year. The Panthers travel to Kathleen (Lakeland, FL) to meet the Red Devils in a non-league battle on Friday, December 13. The Red Devils enter the battle with a record of 0-1. Kathleen lost 57-42 in their recent non-league battle against Bell Creek Academy (Riverview, FL)

The Miners now own a 0-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to DeSoto County for a non-league battle on Friday, December 13. Fort Meade will meet a Bulldogs squad coming off a 59-28 non-league loss to Charlotte (Punta Gorda, FL). The Bulldogs record now stands at 3-3.