Mississippi High School Basketball - Mendenhall overwhelmed by Northeast Jones
January 30, 2018: Laurel, MS 39443 The Mendenhall Tigers basketball team (Mendenhall, MS), was overwhelmed 61-26 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Northeast Jones Tigers (Laurel, MS)
The Tigers now possess a 11-10 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Quitman for a 4A Region 5 battle on Thursday, February 1. Northeast Jones will confront a Panthers team coming off a 52-40 league loss to Northeast Lauderdale (Meridian, MS). The Panthers record now stands at 5-15.
The Tigers (0-18) will now prepare for their battle against West Lauderdale (Collinsville, MS). The Knights come into the 4A Region 5 battle with a 9-12 record. In their last battle, West Lauderdale was overwhelmed by Newton County (Decatur, MS), 54-44, in a league battle.