The West Jones Mustangs basketball team (Laurel, MS), was nudged 63-61 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Jim Hill Tigers (Jackson, MS)

The Tigers now possess a 3-8 record. They put it on the line next when they host Pearl River Central for a 6A Region 3 battle on Friday, December 15. Jim Hill will confront a Blue Devils team coming off a 43-29 league loss to Terry (Terry, MS). The Blue Devils record now stands at 6-4.

The Mustangs (5-7) will now prepare for their battle against Northeast Jones (Laurel, MS). The Tigers come into the non-league battle with a 3-8 record. In their last battle, Northeast Jones was nudged by Greene County (Leakesville, MS), 67-42, in a non-league battle.