The Leake County Gators routed the visiting Ethel Tigers basketball team by a final score of 78-57 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Gators face the Sebastopol Bobcats (Sebastopol, MS) in a 1A Region 6 game, on Saturday, January 14. Leake County will attempt to move on its 13-7 season record. The Bobcats enter the game with a 5-8 record after their 69-59 league win over Noxapater (Noxapater, MS).

With the defeat, Ethel moves to 4-6 on the year. The Tigers host McAdams (McAdams, MS) to face the Bulldogs in a 1A Region 6 game on Tuesday, January 17. The Bulldogs enter the game with a record of 12-1. McAdams won 79-28 in their recent league game against French Camp Academy (French Camp, MS)