The Pascagoula Panthers routed the visiting Long Beach Bearcats basketball team by a final score of 76-44 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Panthers face the Meridian Wildcats (Meridian, MS) in a non-league game, on Saturday, December 9. Pascagoula will attempt to move on its 6-1 season record. The Wildcats enter the game with a 4-3 record after their 53-48 non-league loss to Raymond (Raymond, MS).

With the defeat, Long Beach moves to 2-11 on the year. The Bearcats host West Harrison (Gulfport, MS) to face the Hurricanes in a 6A Region 4 game on Tuesday, December 12. The Hurricanes enter the game with a record of 7-6. West Harrison won 53-45 in their recent non-league game against Gulfport (Gulfport, MS)