The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Canton Tigers (Canton, MS) and the visiting South Jones Braves (Ellisville, MS), observed Canton's basketball team overcome South Jones by a margin of 68-58.

The Tigers (7-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Forest Hill (Jackson, MS). The Patriots come into the non-league challenge with a 2-10 record. In their last challenge, Forest Hill dropped by Holmes County Central (Lexington, MS), 56-48, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Braves battle the Northeast Jones Tigers (Laurel, MS) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. South Jones will attempt to better on its 14-2 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 3-9 record after their 72-33 league loss to Mendenhall (Mendenhall, MS).