The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Heidelberg Oilers (Heidelberg, MS) and the host North Forrest Eagles (Hattiesburg, MS), observed Heidelberg's basketball team overwhelm North Forrest by a margin of 71-46.

The Oilers (15-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Mize (Mize, MS). The Bulldogs come into the 2A Region 8 challenge with a 17-5 record. In their last challenge, Mize was trounced by North Forrest (Hattiesburg, MS), 49-45, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles battle the Collins Tigers (Collins, MS) in a 2A Region 8 challenge, on Friday, January 17. North Forrest will attempt to better on its 9-9 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 5-11 record after their 62-28 league loss to Richton (Richton, MS).