Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Bloomingdale Bulls (Valrico, FL) and the visiting Sickles Gryphons (Tampa, FL), saw Bloomingdale's basketball squad hold off Sickles by a count of 45-40.

With the victory, Bloomingdale upgrades its record to 18-7 on the campaign. The Bulls travel to Armwood (Seffner, FL) to play the Hawks in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, February 6. The Hawks come into the challenge with a record of 7-17. Armwood won 82-35 in their recent non-league challenge against Brandon (Brandon, FL)

Next up, the Gryphons play the Palm Harbor University Hurricanes (Palm Harbor, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 6. Sickles will attempt to upgrade on its 12-13 season record. The Hurricanes come into the challenge with a 8-14 record after their 63-16 non-league loss to Clearwater (Clearwater, FL).