The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Heritage Panthers (Palm Bay, FL) and the visiting Merritt Island Mustangs (Merritt Island, FL), observed Heritage's basketball team overwhelm Merritt Island by a score of 73-31.

The Panthers (7-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Eau Gallie (Melbourne, FL). The Commodores come into the non-league challenge with a 1-2 record.

In their next game, the Mustangs encounter the Cocoa Beach Minutemen (Cocoa Beach, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 6. Merritt Island will attempt to improve on its 0-6 season record. The Minutemen come into the challenge with a 8-1 record after their 55-44 non-league win over Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy (Melbourne, FL).