Mississippi High School Basketball - Pine Grove can't hold off Tupelo Christian Prep
January 24, 2017: Belden, MS 38826 The Tupelo Christian Prep Eagles basketball team scored 64 points and held the visiting Pine Grove Panthers to 58 in the Eagles league triumph on Tuesday.
The Eagles now sport a 6-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Jumpertown for a 1A Region 1 contest on Friday, January 27. Tupelo Christian Prep will battle a Cardinals team coming off a 59-56 league win over Thrasher (Booneville, MS). The Cardinals record now stands at 4-16.
The Panthers (14-8) will now prepare for their contest against Wheeler (Wheeler, MS). The Eagles enter the 1A Region 1 contest with a 16-3 record. In their last contest, Wheeler was nudged by Biggersville (Corinth, MS), 85-68, in a league contest.