In Thursday's league outing, the Hancock Hawks (Kiln, MS) basketball squad felled the host George County Rebels (Lucedale, MS), by a margin of 56-48.

The Hawks (12-13) will now prepare for their outing against Long Beach (Long Beach, MS). The Bearcats go into the 6A Region 4 outing with a 4-20 record. In their last outing, Long Beach was beaten by Picayune (Picayune, MS), 63-39, in a league outing.

The Rebels now own a 6-15 record. They play next when they travel to Picayune for a 6A Region 4 outing on Friday, January 26. George County will clash with a Maroon Tide squad coming off a 63-39 league win over Long Beach (Long Beach, MS). The Maroon Tide record now stands at 19-6.