Lakewood Gators (Sumter, SC) boosters left the game satisfied Monday as they witnessed their basketball squad notch a victory over the host Scott's Branch Eagles (Summerton, SC), 40-27 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Lakewood upgrades its record to 1-0 on the year. The Gators travel to Sumter (Sumter, SC) to face the Gamecocks in a non-league match on Wednesday, December 4. The Gamecocks enter the match with a record of 0-0.

The Eagles now sport a 0-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Manning for a non-league match on Friday, December 6. Scott's Branch will face a Monarchs squad coming off a 32-7 non-league win over Andrews (Andrews, SC). The Monarchs record now stands at 1-0.