Holmes County Central Jaguars (Lexington, MS) backers were in high spirits Monday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting New Hope Trojans (Columbus, MS), 57-48 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Holmes County Central upgrades its record to 14-13 on the season. The Jaguars travel to Vicksburg (Vicksburg, MS) to clash with the Gators in a non-league bout on Friday, February 17. The Gators go into the bout with a record of 25-5. Vicksburg won 53-44 in their recent non-league bout against Callaway (Jackson, MS)