In Tuesday's league outing, the Petal Panthers (Petal, MS) basketball squad edged the host Oak Grove Warriors (Hattiesburg, MS), by a count of 49-46.

The Panthers (9-13) will now prepare for their outing against Meridian (Meridian, MS). The Wildcats go into the 7A Region 3 outing with a 13-8 record. In their last outing, Meridian was tipped by Pearl (Pearl, MS), 44-40, in a league outing.

The Warriors now hold a 9-13 record. They play next when they travel to Northwest Rankin for a 7A Region 3 outing on Thursday, January 25. Oak Grove will clash with a Cougars squad coming off a 52-45 league loss to Brandon (Brandon, MS). The Cougars record now stands at 16-10.