In Thursday's non-league outing, the Lake Hornets (Lake, MS) basketball squad nipped the visiting Scott Central Rebels (Forest, MS), by a margin of 57-55.

The Hornets (3-5) will now prepare for their outing against Loyd Star (Brookhaven, MS). The Hornets go into the non-league outing with a 9-4 record. In their last outing, Loyd Star got by West Lincoln (Brookhaven, MS), 58-23, in a league outing.

The Rebels now own a 1-1 record. They play next when they host Velma Jackson for a 2A Region 6 outing on Tuesday, January 3. Scott Central will clash with a Falcons squad coming off a 62-52 non-league win over St. Andrew's Episcopal (Ridgeland, MS). The Falcons record now stands at 6-9.