Mississippi High School Basketball - Hazlehurst nips Ridgeland
January 5, 2018: Hazlehurst, MS 39083 Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Hazlehurst Indians (Hazlehurst, MS) and the visiting Ridgeland Titans (Ridgeland, MS), saw Hazlehurst's basketball squad hold off Ridgeland by a count of 51-47.
With the victory, Hazlehurst upgrades its record to 3-6 on the campaign. The Indians travel to Wilkinson County (Woodville, MS) to play the Wildcats in a 3A Region 7 challenge on Tuesday, January 9. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 0-11. Wilkinson County lost 48-19 in their recent non-league challenge against East Marion (Columbia, MS)
Next up, the Titans play the Germantown Mavericks (Madison, MS) in a 5A Region 4 challenge, on Tuesday, January 9. Ridgeland will attempt to upgrade on its 12-3 season record. The Mavericks come into the challenge with a 11-6 record after their 65-46 non-league loss to Clinton (Clinton, MS).