The East Central Hornets defeated the host Stone Tomcats basketball squad by a final score of 41-29 in Friday's league outing.

In their next game, the Hornets battle the Stone Tomcats (Wiggins, MS) in a 5A Region 4 contest, on Tuesday, February 4. East Central will attempt to better on its 7-8 season record. The Tomcats go into the contest with a 9-16 record after their 43-29 league win over Vancleave (Vancleave, MS).

In their next game, the Tomcats battle the Vancleave Bulldogs (Vancleave, MS) in a 5A Region 4 contest, on Saturday, February 1. Stone will attempt to better on its 9-16 season record. The Bulldogs go into the contest with a 4-17 record after their 57-44 non-league loss to Puckett (Puckett, MS).