The Stringer Red Devils (Stringer, MS) basketball nipped the host Mize Bulldogs (Mize, MS), 59-57 in Friday's league test.

The Red Devils (8-8) will now prepare for their test against Lake (Lake, MS). The Hornets go into the non-league test with a 6-10 record. In their last test, Lake was tipped by Northeast Lauderdale (Meridian, MS), 77-50, in a non-league test.

The Bulldogs now own a 8-9 record. They take the field next when they host Piney Woods for a 2A Region 7 test on Tuesday, February 2. Mize will clash with a Tornadoes squad coming off a 81-28 league win over Enterprise (Enterprise, MS). The Tornadoes record now stands at 13-6.