In Friday's league outing, the Wheeler Eagles (Wheeler, MS) basketball squad felled the visiting Tupelo Christian Prep Eagles (Belden, MS), by a margin of 72-59.

The Eagles (11-7) will now prepare for their outing against Mantachie (Mantachie, MS). The Mustangs go into the non-league outing with a 5-10 record. In their last outing, Mantachie was beaten by Belmont (Belmont, MS), 54-35, in a league outing.

The Eagles now own a 3-9 record. They play next when they host Thrasher for a 1A Region 1 outing on Tuesday, January 9. Tupelo Christian Prep will encounter a Rebels squad coming off a 67-49 league loss to Biggersville (Corinth, MS). The Rebels record now stands at 7-9.