Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the East Marion Eagles (Columbia, MS) and the visiting Resurrection Catholic Eagles (Pascagoula, MS), saw East Marion's basketball squad overcome Resurrection Catholic by a tally of 52-33.

With the victory, East Marion improves its record to 15-6 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Ethel (Ethel, MS) to confront the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, February 13. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 5-19. Ethel lost 63-59 in their recent non-league challenge against Velma Jackson (Camden, MS)

Next up, the Eagles confront the Sacred Heart Crusaders (Hattiesburg, MS) in a 1A Region 8 challenge, on Friday, February 9. Resurrection Catholic will attempt to improve on its 10-8 season record. The Crusaders come into the challenge with a 11-13 record after their 45-42 non-league loss to Enterprise (Brookhaven, MS).