Mississippi High School Basketball - Loyd Star falls to East Marion
January 20, 2012: Columbia, MS 39429 The East Marion Eagles basketball team scored 61 points and held the visiting Loyd Star Hornets to 48 in the Eagles league triumph on Friday.
The Eagles now sport a 6-10 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Amite County for a 2A Region 7 contest on Tuesday, January 24. East Marion will confront a Trojans team coming off a 54-40 league loss to Wesson (Wesson, MS). The Trojans record now stands at 3-14.
The Hornets (7-9) will now prepare for their contest against Enterprise (Brookhaven, MS). The Yellowjackets enter the 2A Region 7 contest with a 6-16 record. In their last contest, Enterprise lost by East Marion (Columbia, MS), 60-19, in a league contest.