The Richton Rebels (Richton, MS) basketball nipped the host Stringer Red Devils (Stringer, MS), 61-57 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Rebels (1-6) will now prepare for their test against Purvis (Purvis, MS). The Tornadoes go into the non-league test with a 9-2 record. In their last test, Purvis got by St. Patrick (Biloxi, MS), 41-37, in a non-league test.

The Red Devils now own a 3-8 record. They play next when they travel to Raleigh for a non-league test on Thursday, December 12. Stringer will encounter a Lions squad coming off a 49-27 non-league loss to Mize (Mize, MS). The Lions record now stands at 0-5.