Mississippi High School Basketball - Nettleton topples Belmont
January 7, 2021: Nettleton, MS 38858 In Thursday's league outing, the Nettleton Tigers (Nettleton, MS) basketball squad beat the visiting Belmont Cardinals (Belmont, MS), by a count of 52-40.
The Tigers (10-1) will now prepare for their outing against Saltillo (Saltillo, MS). The Tigers go into the non-league outing with a 6-5 record. In their last outing, Saltillo defeated Lafayette (Oxford, MS), 43-40, in a league outing.
The Cardinals now hold a 0-5 record. They play next when they host Nettleton for a 3A Region 1 outing on Tuesday, January 12. Belmont will clash with a Tigers squad coming off a 53-43 non-league loss to Saltillo (Saltillo, MS). The Tigers record now stands at 10-2.