In Saturday's non-league outing, the North Panola Cougars (Sardis, MS) basketball squad nipped the host Grenada Chargers (Grenada, MS), by a margin of 64-62.

The Cougars (9-8) will now prepare for their outing against Charleston (Charleston, MS). The Tigers go into the 3A Region 2 outing with a 4-15 record. In their last outing, Charleston was tipped by Wingfield (Jackson, MS), 62-38, in a non-league outing.

The Chargers now own a 2-13 record. They play next when they travel to Canton for a 5A Region 3 outing on Tuesday, January 17. Grenada will encounter a Tigers squad coming off a 68-66 league loss to Holmes County Central (Lexington, MS). The Tigers record now stands at 12-8.