The Hardee Wildcats (Wauchula, FL) basketball edged the visiting DeSoto County Bulldogs (Arcadia, FL), 76-72 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Wildcats now possess a 1-1 record. They play next when they travel to Frostproof for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 7. Hardee will play a Bulldogs team coming off a 52-33 non-league loss to Tenoroc (Lakeland, FL). The Bulldogs record now stands at 3-3.

With the loss, DeSoto County falls to 4-4 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to South Fort Myers (Fort Myers, FL) to play the Wolfpack in a non-league bout on Friday, December 20. The Wolfpack go into the bout with a record of 1-1. South Fort Myers won 28-5 in their recent non-league bout against Clewiston (Clewiston, FL)