Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Myrtle Hawks (Myrtle, MS) and the visiting Ashland Blue Devils (Ashland, MS), saw Myrtle's basketball squad overcome Ashland by a tally of 37-29.

With the victory, Myrtle improves its record to 13-14 on the campaign. The Hawks travel to Pine Grove (Ripley, MS) to confront the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Friday, February 9. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 13-10. Pine Grove won 54-52 in their recent non-league challenge against Falkner (Falkner, MS)

Next up, the Blue Devils confront the Falkner Eagles (Falkner, MS) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, February 9. Ashland will attempt to improve on its 9-13 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 12-11 record after their 54-52 non-league loss to Pine Grove (Ripley, MS).