The East Marion Eagles (Columbia, MS) basketball crushed the host Salem Wildcats (Tylertown, MS), 61-28 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Eagles now possess a 8-9 record. They play next when they host Resurrection Catholic for a 1A Region 8 bout on Thursday, January 30. East Marion will play a Eagles team coming off a 37-35 league win over Lumberton (Lumberton, MS). The Eagles record now stands at 7-11.

With the loss, Salem falls to 0-20 on the campaign. The Wildcats host Resurrection Catholic (Pascagoula, MS) to play the Eagles in a 1A Region 8 bout on Friday, January 31. The Eagles go into the bout with a record of 7-12. Resurrection Catholic lost 72-40 in their recent league bout against East Marion (Columbia, MS)