The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Long Beach Bearcats (Long Beach, MS) and the host Gautier Gators (Gautier, MS), observed Long Beach's basketball team edge Gautier by a score of 23-16.

The Bearcats (2-3) will now prepare for their challenge against St. Martin (Ocean Springs, MS). The Yellow Jackets come into the non-league challenge with a 5-0 record.

In their next game, the Gators encounter the Greene County Wildcats (Leakesville, MS) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, November 19. Gautier will attempt to improve on its 0-5 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 1-4 record after their 43-32 non-league win over Stone (Wiggins, MS).