Mississippi High School Basketball - Quitman edges Northeast Jones
January 23, 2024: Quitman, MS 39355
In Tuesday's league outing, the Quitman Panthers (Quitman, MS) basketball squad nipped the visiting Northeast Jones Tigers (Laurel, MS), by a margin of 50-44.
The Panthers (17-5) will now prepare for their outing against Mendenhall (Mendenhall, MS). The Tigers go into the 4A Region 5 outing with a 9-8 record. In their last outing, Mendenhall was tipped by Northeast Jones (Laurel, MS), 67-35, in a league outing.
The Tigers now own a 10-9 record. They play next when they host Forest for a 4A Region 5 outing on Friday, January 26. Northeast Jones will encounter a Bearcats squad coming off a 46-31 league loss to Morton (Morton, MS). The Bearcats record now stands at 11-9.