The Walnut Wildcats bounced the host Hamilton Lions basketball squad by a final score of 64-36 in Friday's league outing.

Next, the Wildcats face the Corinth Warriors (Corinth, MS) in a non-league outing, on Monday, January 20. Walnut will attempt to upgrade on its 11-6 season record. The Warriors enter the outing with a 3-15 record after their 49-47 league win over Lafayette (Oxford, MS).

The Lions (8-8) will now prepare for their outing against Hatley (Amory, MS). The Tigers enter the 2A Region 1 outing with a 6-11 record. In their last outing, Hatley was overwhelmed by East Union (Blue Springs, MS), 88-52, in a league outing.