The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Byers Lions (Holly Springs, MS) and the host Charleston Tigers (Charleston, MS), observed Byers's basketball team edge Charleston by a score of 42-41.

The Lions (4-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Blue Mountain (Blue Mountain, MS). The Cougars come into the non-league challenge with a 2-11 record. In their last challenge, Blue Mountain was tipped by Calhoun Academy (Calhoun City, MS), 69-55, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the North Side Gators (Shelby, MS) in a 2A Region 3 challenge, on Friday, January 3. Charleston will attempt to improve on its 6-8 season record. The Gators come into the challenge with a 3-6 record after their 37-28 non-league loss to West Tallahatchie (Webb, MS).