The Eupora Eagles (Eupora, MS) basketball edged the visiting J.Z. George Jaguars (North Carrollton, MS), 50-45 in Thursday's league bout.

The Eagles now possess a 17-10 record. They play next when they travel to Philadelphia for a 2A Region 4 bout on Friday, February 7. Eupora will play a Tornadoes team coming off a 53-49 league win over Eupora (Eupora, MS). The Tornadoes record now stands at 15-9.

With the loss, J.Z. George falls to 11-13 on the campaign. The Jaguars host Sebastopol (Sebastopol, MS) to confront the Bobcats in a 2A Region 4 game on Friday, February 7. The Bobcats go into the game with a record of 9-10. Sebastopol won 38-28 in their recent non-league game against Union (Union, MS)