The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Belmont Cardinals (Belmont, MS) and the host Kossuth Aggies (Kossuth, MS), observed Belmont's basketball team edge Kossuth by a score of 79-78.

The Cardinals (4-16) will now prepare for their challenge against Mantachie (Mantachie, MS). The Mustangs come into the non-league challenge with a 8-12 record. In their last challenge, Mantachie edged Hickory Flat (Hickory Flat, MS), 51-42, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Aggies encounter the Booneville Blue Devils (Booneville, MS) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 22. Kossuth will attempt to improve on its 10-7 season record. The Blue Devils enter the battle with a 15-3 record after their 70-45 non-league win over Houston (Houston, MS).