In Thursday's league test, the Philadelphia Tornadoes (Philadelphia, MS) basketball squad defeated the visiting Eupora Eagles (Eupora, MS), by a final score of 50-35.

Next, the Tornadoes clash with the Union Yellowjackets (Union, MS) in a 2A Region 4 test, on Friday, January 17. Philadelphia will attempt to upgrade on its 7-12 season record. The Yellowjackets come into the test with a 9-13 record after their 38-36 league loss to J.Z. George (North Carrollton, MS).

The Eagles (2-18) will now prepare for their test against J.Z. George (North Carrollton, MS). The Jaguars come into the 2A Region 4 test with a 4-15 record. In their last test, J.Z. George went down by Sebastopol (Sebastopol, MS), 34-28, in a league test.