In Tuesday's non-league outing, the Wheeler Eagles (Wheeler, MS) basketball squad nipped the host Thrasher Rebels (Booneville, MS), by a margin of 58-57.

The Eagles (13-7) will now prepare for their outing against New Site (New Site, MS). The Royals go into the non-league outing with a 13-5 record. In their last outing, New Site got by Amory (Amory, MS), 76-50, in a non-league outing.

The Rebels now own a 8-10 record. They play next when they travel to Kossuth for a non-league outing on Saturday, January 13. Thrasher will clash with a Aggies squad coming off a 64-45 league loss to Mantachie (Mantachie, MS). The Aggies record now stands at 3-9.