Mississippi High School Basketball - Columbia holds off West Marion
December 21, 2024: Foxworth, MS 39483 The Columbia Wildcats basketball team scored 60 points and limited the host West Marion Trojans to 58 in the Wildcats non-league triumph on Saturday.
The Wildcats now possess a 6-7 record. They play next when they travel to Amite County for a non-league game on Friday, December 27. Columbia will confront a Trojans team coming off a 60-46 non-league loss to Wesson (Wesson, MS). The Trojans record now stands at 3-9.
With the loss, West Marion falls to 6-8 on the campaign. The Trojans host St. Stanislaus (Bay St. Louis, MS) to confront the Rock-a-Chaws in a 3A Region 8 game on Friday, January 3. The Rock-a-Chaws go into the game with a record of 9-4. St. Stanislaus won 57-40 in their recent non-league game against Pearl River Central (Carriere, MS)