The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Canton Tigers (Canton, MS) and the host Gentry Rams (Indianola, MS), observed Canton's basketball team knock off Gentry by a score of 57-44.

The Tigers (14-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Olive Branch (Olive Branch, MS). The Conquistadors come into the non-league challenge with a 16-6 record. In their last challenge, Olive Branch prevailed over South Panola (Batesville, MS), 94-62, in a league bout.

With the loss, Gentry falls to 4-15 on the campaign. The Rams travel to Yazoo City (Yazoo City, MS) to play the Indians in a 5A Region 2 bout on Tuesday, January 21. The Indians go into the bout with a record of 12-10. Yazoo City lost 58-50 in their recent non-league bout against Murrah (Jackson, MS)