In Friday's league outing, the Falkner Eagles (Falkner, MS) basketball squad edged the visiting Pine Grove Panthers (Ripley, MS), by a count of 63-61.

The Eagles (4-5) will now prepare for their outing against Byers (Holly Springs, MS). The Lions go into the 1A Region 2 outing with a 2-5 record. In their last outing, Byers was tipped by Middleton (Middleton, TN), 53-14, in a non-league outing.

The Panthers now hold a 3-4 record. They play next when they travel to Jumpertown for a 1A Region 2 outing on Tuesday, December 5. Pine Grove will clash with a Cardinals squad coming off a 50-25 league loss to Ashland (Ashland, MS). The Cardinals record now stands at 1-8.