The Poplarville Hornets basketball squad (Poplarville, MS), was crushed 53-27 in Friday's league battle with the host Pass Christian Pirates (Pass Christian, MS)

With the victory, Pass Christian advances its record to 2-12 on the year. The Pirates travel to Pascagoula (Pascagoula, MS) to meet the Panthers in a non-league battle on Saturday, January 4. The Panthers enter the battle with a record of 7-6. Pascagoula won 50-24 in their recent non-league battle against D'Iberville (D'Iberville, MS)

The Hornets now own a 5-12 record. They put it on the line next when they host Greene County for a 4A Region 8 battle on Tuesday, January 7. Poplarville will meet a Wildcats squad coming off a 40-28 league loss to Bay (Bay St. Louis, MS). The Wildcats record now stands at 9-8.