Philadelphia Tornadoes (Philadelphia, MS) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the host J.Z. George Jaguars (North Carrollton, MS), 51-33 in a league bout.

With the win, Philadelphia upgrades its record to 3-7 on the season. The Tornadoes travel to Sebastopol (Sebastopol, MS) to clash with the Bobcats in a 2A Region 4 bout on Tuesday, January 9. The Bobcats go into the bout with a record of 7-9. Sebastopol lost 47-46 in their recent non-league bout against Forest (Forest, MS)

Next up, the Jaguars clash with the Humphreys County Cowboys (Belzoni, MS) in a non-league bout, on Saturday, January 6. J.Z. George will attempt to upgrade on its 1-10 season record. The Cowboys go into the bout with a 6-9 record after their 60-47 non-league loss to Kosciusko (Kosciusko, MS).