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WalnutMyrtle

Wildcats
81
Hawks
61

The Myrtle (MS) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's neutral tournament game against Walnut (MS) by a score of 81-61.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Walnut----81
Myrtle----61
Final score provided by M. Wilbanks.
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Walnut thwarts Myrtle

January 25, 2025: Walnut, MS 38683

The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Walnut Wildcats (Walnut, MS) and the visiting Myrtle Hawks (Myrtle, MS), saw Walnut's basketball team top Myrtle by a tally of 81-61.

The Wildcats now possess a 14-10 record. They play next when they host New Site for a 2A Region 1 game on Tuesday, January 28. Walnut will play a Royals team coming off a 47-42 league win over Hamilton (Hamilton, MS). The Royals record now stands at 12-7.

With the loss, Myrtle falls to 4-15 on the campaign. The Hawks travel to Jumpertown (Booneville, MS) to play the Cardinals in a 1A Region 2 game on Tuesday, January 28. The Cardinals go into the game with a record of 7-16. Jumpertown lost 73-47 in their recent league game against Ashland (Ashland, MS)

Walnut vs Myrtle Basketball Game Info

Sat., Jan. 25, 2025 @ 10:15a
Hot Bed Classic @ New Albany
The Myrtle (MS) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's neutral tournament game against Walnut (MS) by a score of 81-61.

Rankings & Records

Walnut (24-25)

MSClass
18520
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
16-142-38-56-52-4.533.4001,6671,567

Myrtle (24-25)

MSClass
25130
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
6-164-62-64-60-4.273.4001,1281,425

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Walnut		----55.6
Myrtle		9.213.514.716.351.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Walnut2-2Myrtle0-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/14/24WalnutByers(W) 49-4512/13/24ByersMyrtle(L) 57-48
1/3/25MyrtleByers(L) 81-53
1/3/25WalnutPine Grove(W) 59-5511/26/24Pine GroveMyrtle(L) 72-38
12/10/24MyrtlePine Grove(L) 51-48
1/7/25Pine GroveMyrtle(L) 52-44
1/14/25WalnutEast Union(L) 66-4812/19/24East UnionMyrtle(L) 69-41
2/4/25WalnutEast Union(L) 70-56

Record Breakdown

Walnut (24-25)

Myrtle (24-25)
16-14
Overall
6-16
2-3
League
4-7
11-7
Non-League
1-5
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
2-2
Common Opponent
0-6
8-5
Home
2-6
6-5
Away
4-6
2-4
Neutral
0-4
0-1
Playoff
0-0
16-12
In-State
6-16
0-2
Out-of-State
0-0