The Wheeler Eagles (Wheeler, MS) basketball were winner over the host Belmont Cardinals (Belmont, MS), 71-54 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Eagles now possess a 12-5 record. They play next when they travel to Coffeeville for a non-league bout on Monday, December 30. Wheeler will play a Pirates team coming off a 49-43 non-league loss to Saltillo (Saltillo, MS). The Pirates record now stands at 8-6.

With the loss, Belmont falls to 2-13 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Amory (Amory, MS) to play the Panthers in a non-league bout on Monday, December 30. The Panthers go into the bout with a record of 6-8. Amory won 45-40 in their recent league bout against Ripley (Ripley, MS)