Mississippi High School Basketball - East Marion over Lumberton
January 9, 2018: Columbia, MS 39429 Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the East Marion Eagles (Columbia, MS) and the visiting Lumberton Panthers (Lumberton, MS), saw East Marion's basketball squad overcome Lumberton by a tally of 48-33.
With the victory, East Marion improves its record to 7-7 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Resurrection Catholic (Pascagoula, MS) to play the Eagles in a 1A Region 8 challenge on Friday, January 12. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 1-5. Resurrection Catholic lost 38-26 in their recent non-league challenge against Our Lady Academy (Bay St. Louis, MS)
Next up, the Panthers play the Salem Wildcats (Tylertown, MS) in a 1A Region 8 challenge, on Friday, January 12. Lumberton will attempt to improve on its 4-9 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 1-14 record after their 56-20 non-league loss to Purvis (Purvis, MS).