Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Noxapater Tigers (Noxapater, MS) and the visiting Grace Christian Eagles (Louisville, MS), saw Noxapater's basketball squad knock off Grace Christian by a tally of 55-36.

With the victory, Noxapater improves its record to 1-0 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Leake County (Walnut Grove, MS) to play the Gators in a 1A Region 6 challenge on Tuesday, January 17. The Gators come into the challenge with a record of 1-1.

Next up, the Eagles play the Delta Academy Raiders (Marks, MS) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, November 16. Grace Christian will attempt to improve on its 0-2 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 0-1 record after their 70-34 non-league loss to Walnut (Walnut, MS).