Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Vardaman Rams (Vardaman, MS) and the visiting West Lowndes Panthers (Columbus, MS), saw Vardaman's basketball squad hold off West Lowndes by a count of 55-52.

With the victory, Vardaman upgrades its record to 7-18 on the campaign. The Rams travel to West Union (Myrtle, MS) to play the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Thursday, February 8. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 16-9. West Union lost 59-21 in their recent non-league challenge against Itawamba Agricultural (Fulton, MS)