The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the New Hope Trojans (Columbus, MS) and the visiting Pontotoc Warriors (Pontotoc, MS), observed New Hope's basketball team edge Pontotoc by a score of 47-43.

The Trojans (6-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Holmes County Central (Lexington, MS). The Jaguars come into the non-league challenge with a 10-4 record. In their last challenge, Holmes County Central edged McLaurin (Florence, MS), 57-50, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Warriors encounter the Lewisburg Patriots (Olive Branch, MS) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 19. Pontotoc will attempt to improve on its 8-7 season record. The Patriots come into the challenge with a 8-5 record after their 48-44 non-league loss to Lake Cormorant (Lake Cormorant, MS).