In Friday's league outing, the Laurel Golden Tornadoes (Laurel, MS) basketball squad beat the visiting Quitman Panthers (Quitman, MS), by a margin of 61-42.

The Golden Tornadoes (8-7) will now prepare for their outing against Northeast Jones (Laurel, MS). The Tigers go into the 4A Region 5 outing with a 4-15 record. In their last outing, Northeast Jones was topped by Bay Springs (Bay Springs, MS), 75-40, in a non-league outing.

The Panthers now own a 4-15 record. They take the field next when they host West Lauderdale for a 4A Region 5 outing on Tuesday, January 25. Quitman will encounter a Knights squad coming off a 62-46 league loss to Northeast Lauderdale (Meridian, MS). The Knights record now stands at 7-10.