Mississippi High School Basketball - Laurel edges Harrison Central
January 27, 2018: Laurel, MS 39440 The Laurel Golden Tornadoes (Laurel, MS) basketball nipped the visiting Harrison Central Red Rebels (Gulfport, MS), 62-58 in Saturday's non-league test.
The Golden Tornadoes (17-5) will now prepare for their test against West Jones (Laurel, MS). The Mustangs go into the 5A Region 5 test with a 5-9 record. In their last test, West Jones was tipped by Stringer (Stringer, MS), 79-49, in a non-league test.
The Red Rebels now own a 14-7 record. They play next when they travel to Biloxi for a 6A Region 8 test on Friday, February 2. Harrison Central will encounter a Indians squad coming off a 48-40 non-league loss to Meridian (Meridian, MS). The Indians record now stands at 22-2.