Sumter County Panthers (Americus, GA) backers were in high spirits Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad bounce the visiting Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane (Fitzgerald, GA), 60-37 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Sumter County upgrades its record to 11-16 on the season. The Panthers travel to Dodge County (Eastman, GA) to clash with the Indians in a non-league bout on Friday, February 16. The Indians go into the bout with a record of 21-3. Dodge County won 78-46 in their recent non-league bout against Cook (Adel, GA)