The Eastside Rams basketball squad (Gainesville, FL), was nudged 44-40 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting Newberry Panthers (Newberry, FL)

With the victory, Newberry advances its record to 4-2 on the year. The Panthers travel to Trenton (Trenton, FL) to meet the Tigers in a non-league battle on Thursday, December 19. The Tigers enter the battle with a record of 3-2. Trenton lost 64-39 in their recent league battle against Union County (Lake Butler, FL)

The Rams now own a 2-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Buchholz for a non-league battle on Friday, December 20. Eastside will meet a Bobcats squad coming off a 59-29 non-league win over Gainesville (Gainesville, FL). The Bobcats record now stands at 5-0.