The Mendenhall Tigers nipped the visiting Forest Bearcats basketball squad by a final score of 44-43 in Thursday's league outing.

Next, the Tigers face the Forest Bearcats (Forest, MS) in a 4A Region 5 outing, on Friday, January 10. Mendenhall will attempt to upgrade on its 9-8 season record. The Bearcats enter the outing with a 9-8 record after their 44-43 league loss to Mendenhall (Mendenhall, MS).

The Bearcats (9-8) will now prepare for their outing against Mendenhall (Mendenhall, MS). The Tigers enter the 4A Region 5 outing with a 9-8 record. In their last outing, Mendenhall got by Forest (Forest, MS), 44-43, in a league outing.