Mississippi High School Basketball - Hickory Flat edges Walnut
January 10, 2012: Hickory Flat, MS 38633 The Hickory Flat Rebels (Hickory Flat, MS) basketball nipped the visiting Walnut Wildcats (Walnut, MS), 51-45 in Tuesday's league test.
The Rebels (12-12) will now prepare for their test against Ashland (Ashland, MS). The Blue Devils go into the non-league test with a 4-12 record. In their last test, Ashland was tipped by Byers (Holly Springs, MS), 62-51, in a league test.
The Wildcats now own a 10-6 record. They take the field next when they host Strayhorn for a 2A Region 2 test on Friday, January 13. Walnut will clash with a Mustangs squad coming off a 61-57 league loss to Bruce (Bruce, MS). The Mustangs record now stands at 5-9.