In Thursday's non-league match, the visiting Northeast Lauderdale Trojans basketball team scored a tight 61-54 triumph over the Southeast Lauderdale Tigers.

In their next game, the Trojans meet the Quitman Panthers (Quitman, MS) in a non-league match, on Friday, December 29. Northeast Lauderdale will attempt to move on its 7-5 season record. The Panthers enter the match with a 11-3 record after their 63-24 non-league win over Kemper County (DeKalb, MS).

With the defeat, Southeast Lauderdale moves to 4-8 on the year. The Tigers travel to Enterprise (Enterprise, MS) to meet the Bulldogs in a 3A Region 5 match on Tuesday, January 2. The Bulldogs enter the match with a record of 7-8. Enterprise won 43-40 in their recent non-league match against Richton (Richton, MS)