In Thursday's league outing, the Canton Tigers (Canton, MS) basketball squad felled the visiting Cleveland Central Wolves (Cleveland, MS), by a margin of 61-44.

The Tigers (19-3) will now prepare for their outing against Greenville (Greenville, MS). The Hornets go into the 5A Region 2 outing with a 6-12 record. In their last outing, Greenville was beaten by Gentry (Indianola, MS), 55-49, in a non-league outing.

The Wolves now own a 18-6 record. They play next when they host Holmes County Central for a 5A Region 2 outing on Friday, January 26. Cleveland Central will encounter a Jaguars squad coming off a 57-42 league loss to Yazoo City (Yazoo City, MS). The Jaguars record now stands at 4-17.