Mississippi High School Basketball - Raleigh holds off Puckett
January 17, 2025: Raleigh, MS 39153 The Raleigh Lions basketball team scored 55 points and limited the visiting Puckett Wolves to 51 in the Lions league triumph on Friday.
The Lions now possess a 4-14 record. They play next when they host Heidelberg for a non-league game on Saturday, January 18. Raleigh will confront a Oilers team coming off a 54-49 league loss to Richton (Richton, MS). The Oilers record now stands at 12-10.
With the loss, Puckett falls to 8-12 on the campaign. The Wolves host Pisgah (Sandhill, MS) to confront the Dragons in a 2A Region 6 game on Tuesday, January 21. The Dragons enter the match with a record of 1-21. Pisgah lost 59-35 in their recent league match against St. Andrew's Episcopal (Ridgeland, MS)