Mississippi High School Basketball - Stringer nips Leake County
February 6, 2025: Walnut Grove, MS 39189 The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Stringer Red Devils (Stringer, MS) and the host Leake County Gators (Walnut Grove, MS), observed Stringer's basketball team edge Leake County by a margin of 35-33.
The Red Devils (7-18) will now prepare for their challenge against Taylorsville (Taylorsville, MS). The Tartars come into the 1A Region 7 challenge with a 16-13 record. In their last challenge, Taylorsville edged Leake County (Walnut Grove, MS), 48-33, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Gators battle the Mount Olive Pirates (Mount Olive, MS) in a 1A Region 7 challenge, on Friday, February 7. Leake County will attempt to better on its 7-14 season record. The Pirates come into the challenge with a 1-17 record after their 12-0 league win over Mississippi School for the Deaf (Jackson, MS).