The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Hattiesburg Tigers (Hattiesburg, MS) and the visiting Pearl River Central Blue Devils (Carriere, MS), observed Hattiesburg's basketball team overwhelm Pearl River Central by a score of 74-37.

The Tigers (12-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Forest Hill (Jackson, MS). The Patriots come into the non-league challenge with a 6-12 record. In their last challenge, Forest Hill trounced West Jones (Laurel, MS), 56-35, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Blue Devils encounter the Terry Bulldogs (Terry, MS) in a 6A Region 3 challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. Pearl River Central will attempt to improve on its 7-10 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 10-9 record after their 50-41 league win over Jim Hill (Jackson, MS).