Mississippi High School Basketball - Northeast Lauderdale overwhelms West Lauderdale
January 22, 2019: Meridian, MS 39305 Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Northeast Lauderdale Trojans (Meridian, MS) and the visiting West Lauderdale Knights (Collinsville, MS), saw Northeast Lauderdale's basketball squad wallop West Lauderdale by a tally of 58-19.
With the victory, Northeast Lauderdale improves its record to 16-3 on the campaign. The Trojans travel to Northeast Jones (Laurel, MS) to play the Tigers in a 4A Region 5 challenge on Friday, January 25. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 8-6. Northeast Jones won 47-30 in their recent league challenge against Newton County (Decatur, MS)
Next up, the Knights play the Quitman Panthers (Quitman, MS) in a 4A Region 5 challenge, on Friday, January 25. West Lauderdale will attempt to improve on its 7-15 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 5-17 record after their 44-36 league loss to Mendenhall (Mendenhall, MS).