Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Stringer Red Devils (Stringer, MS) and the host Mt. Olive Pirates (Mt. Olive, MS), saw Stringer's basketball squad knock off Mt. Olive by a score of 71-53.

With the victory, Stringer improves its record to 7-8 on the campaign. The Red Devils travel to Mize (Mize, MS) to battle the Bulldogs in a 2A Region 7 challenge on Friday, January 29. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 8-8. Mize lost 48-37 in their recent league challenge against Taylorsville (Taylorsville, MS)

Next up, the Pirates battle the Salem Wildcats (Tylertown, MS) in a 1A Region 8 challenge, on Tuesday, January 26. Mt. Olive will attempt to improve on its 5-9 season record.