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)