Mississippi High School Basketball - Richton edges East Central
December 15, 2023: Richton, MS 39476
The Richton Rebels (Richton, MS) basketball nipped the visiting East Central Hornets (Moss Point, MS), 50-47 in Friday's non-league test.
The Rebels (11-2) will now prepare for their test against Greene County (Leakesville, MS). The Wildcats go into the non-league test with a 7-6 record. In their last test, Greene County got by Stone (Wiggins, MS), 48-39, in a non-league test.
The Hornets now own a 2-9 record. They play next when they travel to Stone for a 5A Region 4 test on Tuesday, December 19. East Central will encounter a Tomcats squad coming off a 62-39 non-league win over West Marion (Foxworth, MS). The Tomcats record now stands at 9-3.