The Amite County Trojans routed the host East Marion Eagles basketball team by a final score of 45-23 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Trojans face the Loyd Star Hornets (Brookhaven, MS) in a 2A Region 7 game, on Tuesday, January 10. Amite County will attempt to move on its 1-4 season record. The Hornets enter the game with a 4-12 record after their 53-26 non-league win over Puckett (Puckett, MS).

With the defeat, East Marion moves to 1-10 on the year. The Eagles travel to West Lincoln (Brookhaven, MS) to face the Bears in a 2A Region 7 game on Tuesday, January 10. The Bears enter the game with a record of 13-1. West Lincoln won 68-27 in their recent non-league game against Enterprise (Brookhaven, MS)