Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the West Jones Mustangs (Laurel, MS) and the visiting Stringer Red Devils (Stringer, MS), saw West Jones's basketball squad knock off Stringer by a score of 69-50.

With the victory, West Jones improves its record to 6-6 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to Northeast Jones (Laurel, MS) to battle the Tigers in a 4A Region 5 challenge on Thursday, January 3. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 4-9. Northeast Jones lost 80-64 in their recent non-league challenge against Harrison Central (Gulfport, MS)

Next up, the Red Devils battle the Mt. Olive Pirates (Mt. Olive, MS) in a 1A Region 7 challenge, on Tuesday, January 8. Stringer will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record. The Pirates come into the contest with a 6-2 record after their 84-59 non-league loss to Taylorsville (Taylorsville, MS).