Mississippi High School Basketball - Walnut over South Pontotoc
January 27, 2018: Walnut, MS 38683 Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Walnut Wildcats (Walnut, MS) and the visiting South Pontotoc Cougars (Pontotoc, MS), saw Walnut's basketball squad overcome South Pontotoc by a tally of 55-47.
With the victory, Walnut improves its record to 7-11 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to New Site (Booneville, MS) to confront the Royals in a 2A Region 1 challenge on Monday, January 29. The Royals come into the challenge with a record of 16-7. New Site lost 52-41 in their recent non-league challenge against Kossuth (Kossuth, MS)
Coming up next, the Cougars battle the Choctaw County Chargers (Ackerman, MS) in a 3A Region 4 battle, on Monday, January 29. South Pontotoc will attempt to better on its 14-10 season record. The Chargers come into the battle with a 14-8 record after their 57-36 non-league loss to Louisville (Louisville, MS).