Mississippi High School Basketball - Leflore County nips Palmer
November 15, 2016: Itta Bena, MS 38941 Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Leflore County Tigers (Itta Bena, MS) and the visiting Palmer Dragons (Marks, MS), saw Leflore County's basketball squad hold off Palmer by a count of 61-60.
With the victory, Leflore County upgrades its record to 2-3 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to J.Z. George (North Carrollton, MS) to play the Jaguars in a non-league challenge on Thursday, November 17. The Jaguars come into the challenge with a record of 1-2. J.Z. George lost 61-36 in their recent non-league challenge against Kosciusko (Kosciusko, MS)
Next up, the Dragons play the Independence Wildcats (Independence, MS) in a 3A Region 2 challenge, on Friday, December 2. Palmer will attempt to upgrade on its 0-3 season record.