The Simpson Academy Cougars (Mendenhall, MS) basketball crushed the host Pillow Academy Mustangs (Greenwood, MS), 79-39 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Cougars now possess a 15-1 record. They play next when they travel to Lamar for a MAIS 5A District 2 bout on Tuesday, January 14. Simpson Academy will play a Raiders team coming off a 63-39 league loss to Leake Academy (Madden, MS). The Raiders record now stands at 4-13.

With the loss, Pillow Academy falls to 0-13 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to Starkville Academy (Starkville, MS) to play the Volunteers in a MAIS 5A District 1 bout on Tuesday, January 14. The Volunteers go into the bout with a record of 14-5. Starkville Academy won 44-34 in their recent non-league bout against Greenville Christian (Greenville, MS)