In Tuesday's league test, the Pine Grove Panthers (Ripley, MS) basketball squad knocked off the host Myrtle Hawks (Myrtle, MS), by a score of 40-25.

Next, the Panthers clash with the Falkner Eagles (Falkner, MS) in a 1A Region 2 test, on Tuesday, January 14. Pine Grove will attempt to improve on its 9-7 season record. The Eagles come into the test with a 9-6 record after their 60-18 league win over Ashland (Ashland, MS).

The Hawks (8-10) will now prepare for their test against West Union (Myrtle, MS). The Eagles come into the non-league test with a 5-13 record. In their last test, West Union went down by Alcorn Central (Glen, MS), 45-33, in a non-league test.