Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Loyd Star Hornets (Brookhaven, MS) and the visiting Amite County Trojans (Liberty, MS), saw Loyd Star's basketball squad overcome Amite County by a tally of 48-37.

With the victory, Loyd Star improves its record to 8-6 on the campaign. The Hornets travel to Wilkinson County (Woodville, MS) to confront the Wildcats in a 2A Region 7 challenge on Friday, January 12. The Wildcats go into the outing with a record of 1-15. Wilkinson County lost 50-17 in their recent league outing against West Lincoln (Brookhaven, MS)

The Trojans now own a 1-14 record. They play next when they travel to Bogue Chitto for a 2A Region 7 outing on Friday, January 12. Amite County will encounter a Bobcats squad coming off a 58-33 league win over West Lincoln (Brookhaven, MS). The Bobcats record now stands at 18-0.