Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Forest Bearcats (Forest, MS) and the host Northeast Jones Tigers (Laurel, MS), saw Forest's basketball squad hold off Northeast Jones by a tally of 38-37.

With the victory, Forest improves its record to 12-9 on the campaign. The Bearcats host Quitman (Quitman, MS) to confront the Panthers in a 4A Region 5 challenge on Monday, January 29. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 18-5. Quitman won 62-39 in their recent league challenge against Mendenhall (Mendenhall, MS)

Next up, the Tigers confront the Morton Panthers (Morton, MS) in a 4A Region 5 challenge, on Tuesday, January 30. Northeast Jones will attempt to improve on its 10-10 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 22-1 record after their 46-31 league win over Forest (Forest, MS).