The Myrtle Hawks routed the visiting Ashland Blue Devils basketball team by a final score of 53-28 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Hawks face the Jumpertown Cardinals (Booneville, MS) in a 1A Region 2 game, on Thursday, December 7. Myrtle will attempt to move on its 6-5 season record. The Cardinals enter the game with a 1-9 record after their 74-49 league loss to Pine Grove (Ripley, MS).

The Blue Devils now own a 2-4 record. They play next when they travel to West Union for a non-league test on Thursday, December 7. Ashland will encounter a Eagles squad coming off a 68-39 non-league loss to Booneville (Booneville, MS). The Eagles record now stands at 6-5.