In Thursday's league outing, the Myrtle Hawks (Myrtle, MS) basketball squad nipped the visiting Jumpertown Cardinals (Booneville, MS), by a margin of 31-25.

The Hawks (12-14) will now prepare for their outing against Ashland (Ashland, MS). The Blue Devils go into the 1A Region 2 outing with a 9-12 record. In their last outing, Ashland got by Byers (Holly Springs, MS), 44-27, in a league outing.

The Cardinals now own a 4-15 record. They play next when they travel to Pine Grove for a 1A Region 2 outing on Friday, February 2. Jumpertown will encounter a Panthers squad coming off a 52-45 league loss to Ashland (Ashland, MS). The Panthers record now stands at 10-10.