In Monday's league outing, the Morton Panthers (Morton, MS) basketball squad beat the visiting Forest Bearcats (Forest, MS), by a margin of 53-43.

The Panthers (14-9) will now prepare for their outing against Clarkdale (Meridian, MS). The Bulldogs go into the 3A Region 5 outing with a 8-10 record. In their last outing, Clarkdale defeated Raleigh (Raleigh, MS), 52-38, in a league outing.

The Bearcats now own a 8-12 record. They play next when they host Raleigh for a 3A Region 5 outing on Tuesday, January 28. Forest will clash with a Lions squad coming off a 52-38 league loss to Clarkdale (Meridian, MS). The Lions record now stands at 0-16.