Mississippi High School Basketball - Myrtle can't hold off Ashland
January 25, 2013: Myrtle, MS 38650 The Myrtle Hawks basketball team (Myrtle, MS), was nudged 59-52 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Ashland Blue Devils (Ashland, MS)
The Blue Devils now sport a 10-9 record. They play next when they host West Union for a 1A Region 2 battle on Tuesday, January 29. Ashland will meet a Eagles team coming off a 57-55 non-league loss to Kossuth (Kossuth, MS). The Eagles record now stands at 8-14.
The Hawks (11-10) will now prepare for their battle against North Pontotoc (Ecru, MS). The Vikings come into the non-league battle with a 13-7 record. In their last battle, North Pontotoc edged South Pontotoc (Pontotoc, MS), 91-62, in a non-league battle.