Fans at Wednesday's league challenge between the Wayne County War Eagles (Waynesboro, MS) and the visiting East Central Hornets (Moss Point, MS), saw Wayne County's basketball squad overcome East Central by a tally of 44-34.

With the victory, Wayne County improves its record to 19-6 on the campaign. The War Eagles travel to Laurel (Laurel, MS) to confront the Golden Tornadoes in a non-league challenge on Friday, February 9. The Golden Tornadoes come into the challenge with a record of 23-3. Laurel won 49-2 in their recent non-league challenge against Stone (Wiggins, MS)

Next up, the Hornets confront the Stone Tomcats (Wiggins, MS) in a 5A Region 4 challenge, on Friday, February 9. East Central will attempt to improve on its 8-15 season record. The Tomcats come into the challenge with a 15-13 record after their 49-2 non-league loss to Laurel (Laurel, MS).