The Newton Tigers ran past the visiting Forest Bearcats basketball team by a final score of 68-48 in Friday's league game.
In their next game, the Tigers face the Columbus Falcons (Columbus, MS) in a non-league game, on Tuesday, December 11. Newton will attempt to move on its 6-3 season record. The Falcons enter the game with a 7-1 record after their 57-52 league loss to Starkville (Starkville, MS).
With the defeat, Forest moves to 3-3 on the year. The Bearcats host Kemper County (DeKalb, MS) to face the Wildcats in a 2A Region 5 game on Friday, December 14. The Wildcats enter the game with a record of 4-4. Kemper County won 78-41 in their recent league game against Lake (Lake, MS)