Mississippi High School Basketball - Hattiesburg can't hold off Oak Grove
January 22, 2019: Hattiesburg, MS 39401 The Oak Grove Warriors basketball team scored 63 points and held the host Hattiesburg Tigers to 60 in the Warriors non-league triumph on Tuesday.
The Warriors now sport a 18-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host George County for a 6A Region 5 contest on Friday, January 25. Oak Grove will battle a Rebels team coming off a 77-22 league loss to Meridian (Meridian, MS). The Rebels record now stands at 9-9.
The Tigers (16-7) will now prepare for their contest against North Pike (Summit, MS). The Jaguars enter the 5A Region 7 contest with a 9-11 record. In their last contest, North Pike was nudged by Picayune (Picayune, MS), 49-39, in a league contest.