The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Oxford Yellow Jackets (Oxford, AL) and the host Pass Christian Pirates (Pass Christian, MS), observed Oxford's basketball team overwhelm Pass Christian by a score of 74-37.

The Yellow Jackets (13-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Shades Valley (Birmingham, AL). The Mounties come into the 6A Area 11 challenge with a 10-5 record. In their last challenge, Shades Valley trounced Carver Birmingham (Birmingham, AL), 65-38, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Pirates battle the Poplarville Hornets (Poplarville, MS) in a 4A Region 8 challenge, on Friday, January 3. Pass Christian will attempt to improve on its 8-7 season record. The Hornets come into the challenge with a 0-9 record after their 58-25 league loss to Moss Point (Moss Point, MS).