In Thursday's league contest, the visiting St. Patrick Fighting Irish basketball team scored a close 37-34 triumph over the Tylertown Chiefs.

The Fighting Irish (10-18) will now prepare for their contest against St. Stanislaus (Bay St. Louis, MS). The Rock-a-Chaws go into the 3A Region 8 contest with a 17-5 record. In their last contest, St. Stanislaus nipped West Marion (Foxworth, MS), 56-51, in a league contest.

In their next game, the Chiefs battle the McLaurin Tigers (Florence, MS) in a non-league contest, on Tuesday, February 11. Tylertown will attempt to better on its 6-12 season record. The Tigers go into the contest with a 24-5 record after their 49-48 non-league win over Southeast Lauderdale (Meridian, MS).