The Okolona Chieftains tipped the visiting Amory Panthers basketball team by a final score of 56-52 in Tuesday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Chieftains face the Booneville Blue Devils (Booneville, MS) in a non-league game, on Thursday, January 25. Okolona will attempt to move on its 10-9 season record.

With the defeat, Amory moves to 10-7 on the year. The Panthers travel to Tishomingo County (Iuka, MS) to face the Braves in a 4A Region 1 game on Friday, January 26. The Braves enter the game with a record of 9-11. Tishomingo County won 54-43 in their recent league game against Ripley (Ripley, MS)