Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Clarksdale Wildcats (Clarksdale, MS) and the host Pontotoc Warriors (Pontotoc, MS), saw Clarksdale's basketball squad hold off Pontotoc by a count of 54-48.

With the victory, Clarksdale upgrades its record to 10-17 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to New Hope (Columbus, MS) to play the Trojans in a non-league challenge on Friday, February 9. The Trojans come into the challenge with a record of 24-2. New Hope won 55-38 in their recent non-league challenge against Lafayette (Oxford, MS)