The Booneville Blue Devils basketball squad (Booneville, MS), was nudged 70-63 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host DeSoto Central Jaguars (Southaven, MS)

With the victory, DeSoto Central advances its record to 11-4 on the year. The Jaguars host Hernando (Hernando, MS) to meet the Tigers in a 7A Region 1 battle on Thursday, December 19. The Tigers enter the battle with a record of 2-7. Hernando lost 53-36 in their recent league battle against Lewisburg (Olive Branch, MS)

The Blue Devils now own a 11-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Germantown for a non-league battle on Saturday, December 21. Booneville will meet a Mavericks squad coming off a 65-45 league win over Clinton (Clinton, MS). The Mavericks record now stands at 11-2.