The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Vicksburg Gators (Vicksburg, MS) and the host Forest Hill Patriots (Jackson, MS), observed Vicksburg's basketball team edge Forest Hill by a score of 41-40.

The Gators (1-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Florence (Florence, MS). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 1-0 record. In their last challenge, Florence edged Port Gibson (Port Gibson, MS), 67-56, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Patriots battle the Clinton Arrows (Clinton, MS) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, November 16. Forest Hill will attempt to improve on its 1-2 season record. The Arrows come into the challenge with a 3-1 record after their 52-51 non-league win over Canton (Canton, MS).