In Thursday's league outing, the Myrtle Hawks (Myrtle, MS) basketball squad edged the host Falkner Eagles (Falkner, MS), by a margin of 43-42.

The Hawks (11-12) will now prepare for their outing against Ashland (Ashland, MS). The Blue Devils go into the 1A Region 2 outing with a 5-12 record. In their last outing, Ashland held off Jumpertown (Booneville, MS), 51-49, in a league outing.

The Eagles now own a 10-8 record. They play next when they travel to Pine Grove for a 1A Region 2 outing on Monday, January 29. Falkner will clash with a Panthers squad coming off a 46-25 league win over Byers (Holly Springs, MS). The Panthers record now stands at 9-9.