The Sacred Heart Crusaders topped the visiting Salem Wildcats basketball team by a final score of 42-28 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Crusaders face the Lumberton Panthers (Lumberton, MS) in a 1A Region 8 game, on Friday, January 12. Sacred Heart will attempt to move on its 1-13 season record. The Panthers enter the game with a 12-6 record after their 12-0 league win over Resurrection Catholic (Pascagoula, MS).

With the defeat, Salem moves to 1-11 on the year. The Wildcats host East Marion (Columbia, MS) to face the Eagles in a 1A Region 8 game on Friday, January 12. The Eagles enter the game with a record of 4-9. East Marion lost 71-36 in their recent league game against Enterprise (Brookhaven, MS)