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Blue MountainWalnut
Cougars
50
Wildcats
70

The Walnut (MS) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home non-conference game against Blue Mountain (MS) by a score of 70-50.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Blue Mountain----50
Walnut----70
Final score provided by M. Wilbanks.
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Blue Mountain succumbs to Walnut

January 4, 2024: Walnut, MS 38683

The Walnut Wildcats topped the visiting Blue Mountain Cougars basketball team by a final score of 70-50 in Thursday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Wildcats face the Pine Grove Panthers (Ripley, MS) in a non-league game, on Saturday, January 6. Walnut will attempt to move on its 8-8 season record. The Panthers enter the game with a 10-5 record after their 43-41 non-league win over Ripley (Ripley, MS).

With the defeat, Blue Mountain moves to 5-11 on the year. The Cougars travel to Hickory Flat (Hickory Flat, MS) to face the Rebels in a 1A Region 3 game on Tuesday, January 9. The Rebels enter the game with a record of 12-8. Hickory Flat lost 54-53 in their recent non-league game against Nettleton (Nettleton, MS)

Rankings & Records

Blue Mountain (23-24)

MSReg.
25331
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
5-180-53-42-110-3.217.0001,1571,418

Walnut (23-24)

MSReg.
15112
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
15-123-17-78-40-1.556.7501,7611,725

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Blue Mountain		11.411.611.89.87.050.3
Walnut		-----65.2

Team Stat Comparison

Blue MountainWalnut
-Points Per Game15.5

Team Leaders

Blue MountainWalnutNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#3 Logan Wilbanks 19.44.9

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Blue Mountain2-5Walnut6-3
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/14/23Blue MountainMyrtle(W) 75-521/27/24WalnutMyrtle(W) 92-51
11/21/23Blue MountainPine Grove(L) 55-501/6/24WalnutPine Grove(W) 58-45
1/12/24Pine GroveWalnut(W) 50-47
12/1/23Blue MountainKossuth(W) 49-3412/15/23WalnutKossuth(W) 77-49
12/4/23North PontotocBlue Mountain(L) 52-4511/14/23WalnutNorth Pontotoc(W) 72-68
12/12/23Blue MountainWheeler(L) 72-4911/7/23WheelerWalnut(L) 63-62
12/28/23Blue MountainNew Site(L) 53-481/30/24WalnutNew Site(L) 83-47
1/15/24Blue MountainMantachie12/16/23WalnutMantachie(W) 97-71
1/23/24Potts CampBlue Mountain11/28/23Potts CampWalnut(L) 82-79
2/2/24Potts CampBlue Mountain(L) 67-55

Record Breakdown

Blue Mountain (23-24)

Walnut (23-24)
5-18
Overall
15-12
0-6
League
3-2
5-7
Non-League
11-8
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
2-5
Common Opponent
6-3
3-4
Home
7-7
2-11
Away
8-4
0-3
Neutral
0-1
0-2
Playoff
0-1
5-18
In-State
14-11
0-0
Out-of-State
1-1