Mississippi High School Basketball - Ridgeland can't hold off Neshoba Central
January 11, 2011: Ridgeland, MS 39157 The Ridgeland Titans basketball team (Ridgeland, MS), was nudged 42-38 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Neshoba Central Rockets (Philadelphia, MS)
The Rockets now sport a 4-4 record. They play next when they host Canton for a 5A Region 3 battle on Friday, January 14. Neshoba Central will meet a Tigers team coming off a 57-47 non-league win over Jim Hill (Jackson, MS). The Tigers record now stands at 12-6.
The Titans (6-12) will now prepare for their battle against Yazoo City (Yazoo City, MS). The Indians come into the 5A Region 3 battle with a 12-4 record. In their last battle, Yazoo City edged Humphreys County (Belzoni, MS), 51-41, in a non-league battle.