PEARL RIVER (Interstat) — The Pearl River Wildcats defeated the Southern-Shreveport Jaguars 73-60 in a men’s junior college basketball game Saturday. The Wildcats used a potent first-half offensive display, scoring 73 points by halftime, to secure the victory. Southern-Shreveport managed 60 points in the opening half but could not close the gap after intermission. Tayshaun Gilchrist led the Jaguars with 19 points and six rebounds. Kevin Kirk added 15 points for Southern-Shreveport. Kelan Rich posted a double-double for Pearl River with 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Kamarian Mayfield contributed 13 points. The win improved Pearl River’s overall record to 2-5. Southern-Shreveport fell to 3-4.