The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Wheeler Eagles (Wheeler, MS) and the host Blue Mountain Cougars (Blue Mountain, MS), observed Wheeler's basketball team overwhelm Blue Mountain by a score of 67-34.

The Eagles (10-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Tishomingo County (Iuka, MS). The Braves come into the non-league challenge with a 11-4 record. In their last challenge, Tishomingo County trounced Kossuth (Kossuth, MS), 48-46, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cougars encounter the Byers Lions (Holly Springs, MS) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 30. Blue Mountain will attempt to improve on its 2-9 season record.