Basketball Recap: Mount Olive Comes Up Short

The Mount Olive Pirates didn't have quite enough to beat the West Lincoln Bears on Tuesday and fell 35-32.

Mount Olive has also been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season. As for West Lincoln, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-14.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Mount Olive will take on rival Piney Woods at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, West Lincoln is set to square off against their familiar foe Bogue Chitto at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.