Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Pass Christian Pirates (Pass Christian, MS) and the visiting Poplarville Hornets (Poplarville, MS), saw Pass Christian's basketball squad hold off Poplarville by a tally of 40-35.

With the victory, Pass Christian improves its record to 10-11 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Moss Point (Moss Point, MS) to confront the Tigers in a 4A Region 8 challenge on Friday, January 19. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 10-13. Moss Point lost 31-26 in their recent non-league challenge against UMS-Wright Prep (Mobile, AL)

Next up, the Hornets confront the Stone Tomcats (Wiggins, MS) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 19. Poplarville will attempt to improve on its 10-11 season record. The Tomcats come into the challenge with a 11-10 record after their 27-14 league loss to Gautier (Gautier, MS).