The Leake County Gators (Walnut Grove, MS) basketball crushed the visiting Mount Olive Pirates (Mount Olive, MS), 83-28 in Saturday's league bout.

The Gators now possess a 12-7 record. They play next when they travel to Piney Woods for a non-league bout on Monday, January 27. Leake County will play a Tornadoes team coming off a 51-16 league win over Mount Olive (Mount Olive, MS). The Tornadoes record now stands at 9-3.

With the loss, Mount Olive falls to 3-12 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Taylorsville (Taylorsville, MS) to play the Tartars in a 1A Region 7 bout on Monday, January 27. The Tartars go into the bout with a record of 9-12. Taylorsville won 58-43 in their recent league bout against Stringer (Stringer, MS)