The Hamilton Lions basketball team (Hamilton, MS), was overwhelmed 71-43 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Amory Panthers (Amory, MS)

The Panthers now possess a 8-10 record. They play next when they travel to Kosciusko for a 4A Region 4 battle on Friday, January 22. Amory will meet a Whippets team coming off a 68-46 non-league win over Winona (Winona, MS). The Whippets record now stands at 11-6.

The Lions (1-7) will now prepare for their battle against Nettleton (Nettleton, MS). The Tigers come into the non-league battle with a 16-2 record. In their last battle, Nettleton triumphed over South Pontotoc (Pontotoc, MS), 69-54, in a league battle.