FOXWORTH – Senior center Veonka Sanders scored a game-high 23 points in leading the Enterprise Lady Yellow Jackets to a 55-45 Tuesday night win over the East Marion Lady Eagles in the Region 7-2A Tournament. Senior guard Caroleah Brister chipped in 15 points.

Enterprise tackles No. 1-seeded Amite County at 4 p.m. in Thursday’s semifinals. Win or lose, they play again Friday, either in the consolation or championship game. Last night’s win guaranteed Enterprise of a berth in next week’s South State playoffs

The Lady Jackets (15-14)  got 9 rebounds and 4 blocked shots from Sanders. Brister chipped in 6 rebounds.

“It was a tough game, playing in a tournament at their place,” said Enterprise coach Jill Nations. “We played hard and worked hard. East Marion pressured us on defense but we handled it. We made some big free throws at the end.”

Nations saw her team outscore East Marion 18-7 in the fourth quarter. The Jackets led 26-24 at halftime.

Audriaunna Howard’s 18 points paced the Lady Eagles.

The Enterprise boys were eliminated by Amite County last night. Amite County plays No. 2-seeded Wesson in Thursday’s semifinals, starting at 5:30.