The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Pine Grove Panthers (Ripley, MS) and the visiting Jumpertown Cardinals (Booneville, MS), observed Pine Grove's basketball team edge Jumpertown by a margin of 54-50.

The Panthers (6-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Byers (Holly Springs, MS). The Lions come into the 1A Region 2 challenge with a 2-6 record. In their last challenge, Byers was tipped by Falkner (Falkner, MS), 54-52, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Cardinals battle the Myrtle Hawks (Myrtle, MS) in a 1A Region 2 challenge, on Thursday, December 5. Jumpertown will attempt to better on its 5-4 season record. The Hawks come into the challenge with a 2-1 record after their 46-41 league win over Ashland (Ashland, MS).