The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Fort Meade Miners (Fort Meade, FL) and the visiting Vanguard Panthers (Lake Wales, FL), observed Fort Meade's basketball team edge Vanguard by a score of 66-61.

The Miners (1-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Hardee (Wauchula, FL). The Wildcats come into the non-league challenge with a 1-2 record.

In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Lake Gibson Braves (Lakeland, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, December 18. Vanguard will attempt to improve on its 4-8 season record. The Braves come into the challenge with a 4-4 record after their 61-56 non-league win over George Jenkins (Lakeland, FL).