Morton at Forest — Panthers visit Bearcats on Jan. 9 in Forest, Miss.

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Morton visits Forest for a Central Mississippi clash at 6 p.m. CT Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Forest, Mississippi. The Panthers and Bearcats meet in a nonconference/league tilt at Forest; fans can find the full game page on SBLive here: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5687127-morton-vs-forest

Quick facts

Date/time: 6 p.m. CT Friday, Jan. 9, 2026

Location: Forest, Mississippi

Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5687127-morton-vs-forest

Morton Panthers (visiting): https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/177890-morton-panthers — fans: 61

Forest Bearcats (home): https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/173502-forest-bearcats — fans: 35

Why this one matters

Last meeting (Jan. 23, 2025) went Morton’s way, 38-27, when Morton closed with a 15-point fourth quarter to pull away. That result gives the Panthers some momentum in the matchup, and both teams will be looking to assert themselves early in the new calendar year. The quarter-by-quarter scoring from that meeting (Morton 6-7-10-15, Forest 6-14-5-2) shows Morton’s ability to finish strong — something Forest will be eager to counter on its home floor.

Streaming

Morton NFHS Network page: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/morton-hs-morton-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Forest NFHS Network page: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/forest-high-school-forest-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

(If a live stream is available for this specific game, it will typically appear on one of the schools’ NFHS Network pages above.)

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