The Mendenhall Tigers (Mendenhall, MS) basketball edged the host Quitman Panthers (Quitman, MS), 62-60 in Thursday's league bout.

The Tigers now possess a 17-6 record. They play next when they travel to Morton for a non-league bout on Friday, February 7. Mendenhall will play a Panthers team coming off a 52-31 league win over Northeast Jones (Laurel, MS). The Panthers record now stands at 17-7.

With the loss, Quitman falls to 15-7 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Greene County (Leakesville, MS) to play the Wildcats in a non-league bout on Tuesday, February 11. The Wildcats go into the bout with a record of 15-12. Greene County lost 52-49 in their recent non-league bout against Pass Christian (Pass Christian, MS)