In Thursday's non-league outing, the Sarasota Sailors (Sarasota, FL) basketball squad nipped the visiting Manatee Hurricanes (Bradenton, FL), by a margin of 68-65.

The Sailors (5-2) will now prepare for their outing against Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota, FL). The Cougars go into the non-league outing with a 1-1 record. In their last outing, Cardinal Mooney got by Admiral Farragut (St. Petersburg, FL), 41-35, in a non-league outing.

The Hurricanes now own a 4-4 record. They play next when they travel to Saint Stephen's Episcopal for a non-league outing on Thursday, January 4. Manatee will clash with a Falcons squad coming off a 65-37 non-league loss to Winthrop College Prep Academy (Riverview, FL). The Falcons record now stands at 1-3.