Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Ripley Tigers (Ripley, MS) and the host Kossuth Aggies (Kossuth, MS), saw Ripley's basketball squad hold off Kossuth by a tally of 75-69.

With the victory, Ripley improves its record to 4-3 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Tishomingo County (Iuka, MS) to confront the Braves in a 4A Region 1 challenge on Tuesday, December 12. The Braves come into the challenge with a record of 8-2. Tishomingo County won 46-33 in their recent non-league challenge against Nettleton (Nettleton, MS)

Next up, the Aggies confront the Alcorn Central Bears (Glen, MS) in a 3A Region 1 challenge, on Thursday, December 14. Kossuth will attempt to improve on its 6-5 season record. The Bears come into the challenge with a 9-2 record after their 54-34 non-league win over Walnut (Walnut, MS).