In Friday's league match, the visiting East Rankin Academy Patriots basketball squad scored a nice 49-39 victory over the Winston Academy Patriots.

With the victory, East Rankin Academy improves its record to 15-10 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to Simpson Academy (Mendenhall, MS) to confront the Cougars in a MAIS 5A District 2 challenge on Tuesday, January 10. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 19-4. Simpson Academy won 62-40 in their recent non-league challenge against Clinton Christian Academy (Clinton, MS)

Next up, the Patriots confront the Lamar Raiders (Meridian, MS) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 10. Winston Academy will attempt to improve on its 1-3 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 2-6 record after their 60-54 league win over East Rankin Academy (Pelahatchie, MS).