The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Washington Generals (Greenville, MS) and the host St. Joseph Fighting Irish (Greenville, MS), observed Washington's basketball team edge St. Joseph by a score of 36-34.

In their next game, the Fighting Irish encounter the Delta Streets Academy Lions (Greenwood, MS) in a MAIS 4A District 2 challenge, on Friday, January 17. St. Joseph will attempt to improve on its 3-7 season record. The Lions come into the challenge with a 12-8 record after their 62-42 league win over Manchester Academy (Yazoo City, MS).