The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the Delta Streets Academy Lions (Greenwood, MS) and the visiting St. Joseph Fighting Irish (Greenville, MS), observed Delta Streets Academy's basketball team edge St. Joseph by a score of 52-50.

The Lions (15-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Greenville Christian (Greenville, MS). The Saints come into the MAIS 4A District 2 challenge with a 8-5 record. In their last challenge, Greenville Christian was tipped by Starkville Academy (Starkville, MS), 44-34, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Fighting Irish battle the Manchester Academy Mavericks (Yazoo City, MS) in a MAIS 4A District 2 challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. St. Joseph will attempt to improve on its 3-9 season record. The Mavericks come into the challenge with a 0-5 record after their 62-42 league loss to Delta Streets Academy (Greenwood, MS).