The Lumberton Panthers (Lumberton, MS) basketball crushed the visiting Salem Wildcats (Tylertown, MS), 62-22 in Monday's league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 15-4 record. They play next when they travel to Sacred Heart for a 1A Region 8 bout on Tuesday, January 28. Lumberton will play a Crusaders team coming off a 52-16 league loss to Enterprise (Brookhaven, MS). The Crusaders record now stands at 1-14.

With the loss, Salem falls to 5-14 on the campaign. The Wildcats host East Marion (Columbia, MS) to play the Eagles in a 1A Region 8 bout on Tuesday, January 28. The Eagles go into the bout with a record of 1-17. East Marion lost 58-11 in their recent league bout against Enterprise (Brookhaven, MS)