In Tuesday's non-league bout, the Lakewood Spartans (St. Petersburg, FL) basketball team crushed the visiting Boca Ciega Pirates (Gulfport, FL), by a tally of 70-23.

The Spartans now possess a 8-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Palm Harbor University for a non-league bout on Friday, December 12. Lakewood will play a Hurricanes team coming off a 58-48 non-league loss to Clearwater (Clearwater, FL). The Hurricanes record now stands at 3-3.

With the loss, Boca Ciega falls to 3-5 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Clearwater (Clearwater, FL) to encounter the Tornadoes in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 11. The Tornadoes come into the challenge with a record of 4-4. Clearwater won 63-19 in their recent non-league challenge against Dunedin (Dunedin, FL)