Fans at Thursday's non-league battle between the Lecanto Panthers (Lecanto, FL) and the visiting IMG Academy Ascenders (Bradenton, FL), witnessed Lecanto's basketball squad hold off IMG Academy by a count of 42-37.

With the victory, Lecanto advances its record to 4-1 on the year. The Panthers travel to Crystal River (Crystal River, FL) to meet the Pirates in a non-league battle on Friday, December 5. The Pirates enter the battle with a record of 3-1. Crystal River won 43-41 in their recent non-league battle against Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville, FL)

The Ascenders now own a 2-1 record. They play next when they travel to Tampa Prep for a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 6. IMG Academy will battle a Terrapins team coming off a 60-27 non-league win over Carrollwood Day (Tampa, FL). The Terrapins record now stands at 4-0.