The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the West Jones Mustangs (Laurel, MS) and the host West Harrison Hurricanes (Gulfport, MS), observed West Jones's basketball team edge West Harrison by a margin of 51-44.

The Mustangs (26-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Olive Branch (Olive Branch, MS). The Conquistadors come into the non-league challenge with a 23-8 record. In their last challenge, Olive Branch edged Vicksburg (Vicksburg, MS), 75-44, in a non-league challenge.