The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the West Lincoln Bears (Brookhaven, MS) and the visiting Loyd Star Hornets (Brookhaven, MS), observed West Lincoln's basketball team edge Loyd Star by a score of 41-38.

The Bears (20-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Wilkinson County (Woodville, MS). The Wildcats come into the 2A Region 7 challenge with a 3-14 record. In their last challenge, Wilkinson County was tipped by Loyd Star (Brookhaven, MS), 76-59, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Hornets encounter the Wilkinson County Wildcats (Woodville, MS) in a 2A Region 7 challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Loyd Star will attempt to improve on its 7-9 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 3-13 record after their 56-26 league loss to Amite County (Liberty, MS).