Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Pearl River Central Blue Devils (Carriere, MS) and the visiting Jim Hill Tigers (Jackson, MS), saw Pearl River Central's basketball squad hold off Jim Hill by a tally of 42-39.

With the victory, Pearl River Central improves its record to 6-12 on the campaign. The Blue Devils travel to Loranger (Loranger, LA) to play the Wolves in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 19. The Wolves come into the challenge with a record of 4-14. Loranger lost 56-53 in their recent league challenge against Lakeshore (Mandeville, LA)

Next up, the Tigers play the Hattiesburg Tigers (Hattiesburg, MS) in a 6A Region 3 challenge, on Tuesday, January 23. Jim Hill will attempt to improve on its 9-8 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 14-8 record after their 57-38 league loss to West Jones (Laurel, MS).