The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Brandon Bulldogs (Brandon, MS) and the host Pearl Pirates (Pearl, MS), observed Brandon's basketball team overwhelm Pearl by a score of 53-27.

The Bulldogs (11-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Vicksburg (Vicksburg, MS). The Gators come into the non-league challenge with a 2-5 record.

In their next game, the Pirates encounter the Oak Grove Warriors (Hattiesburg, MS) in a 7A Region 3 battle, on Tuesday, December 16. Pearl will attempt to advance on its 7-5 season record. The Warriors enter the battle with a 10-1 record after their 51-41 non-league win over Sumrall (Sumrall, MS).