Mississippi High School Basketball - Salem topped by Lumberton
January 14, 2020: Lumberton, MS 39455 The Lumberton Panthers basketball squad scored 52 points and limited the visiting Salem Wildcats to 39 in the Panthers league win on Tuesday.
The Panthers (4-5) will now prepare for their outing against Richton (Richton, MS). The Rebels go into the 1A Region 8 outing with a 3-11 record. In their last outing, Richton was beaten by South Jones (Ellisville, MS), 58-34, in a non-league outing.
The Wildcats now own a 4-11 record. They play next when they host Resurrection Catholic for a 1A Region 8 outing on Friday, January 17. Salem will encounter a Eagles squad coming off a 43-32 league loss to Sacred Heart (Hattiesburg, MS). The Eagles record now stands at 3-5.