The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Velma Jackson Falcons (Camden, MS) and the host Ethel Tigers (Ethel, MS), observed Velma Jackson's basketball team knock off Ethel by a score of 45-27.

The Falcons (3-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Humphreys County (Belzoni, MS). The Cowboys come into the non-league challenge with a 4-9 record. In their last challenge, Humphreys County prevailed over Greenwood (Greenwood, MS), 47-43, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the West Lowndes Panthers (Columbus, MS) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 19. Ethel will attempt to improve on its 7-5 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 2-6 record after their 55-17 non-league loss to Kosciusko (Kosciusko, MS).