The Tavares Bulldogs basketball squad (Tavares, FL), was nudged 48-47 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Hope Academy Trojan Tigers (Groveland, FL)

With the victory, Hope Academy advances its record to 1-3 on the year. The Trojan Tigers host South Lake (Groveland, FL) to meet the Eagles in a non-league battle on Friday, December 6. The Eagles enter the battle with a record of 2-0. South Lake won 27-23 in their recent league battle against Lake Minneola (Minneola, FL)

The Bulldogs now own a 2-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host South Sumter for a non-league battle on Monday, December 9. Tavares will meet a Raiders squad coming off a 58-15 non-league loss to Eustis (Eustis, FL). The Raiders record now stands at 0-4.