The Wheeler Eagles basketball team scored 96 points and limited the visiting Walnut Wildcats to 65 in the Eagles non-league triumph on Monday.

The Eagles now possess a 13-7 record. They play next when they travel to Jumpertown for a non-league game on Tuesday, January 7. Wheeler will confront a Cardinals team coming off a 94-47 non-league loss to Marshall Academy (Holly Springs, MS). The Cardinals record now stands at 6-11.

With the loss, Walnut falls to 9-6 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to Belmont (Belmont, MS) to confront the Cardinals in a non-league game on Tuesday, January 7. The Cardinals go into the game with a record of 3-15. Belmont won 69-44 in their recent non-league game against Potts Camp (Potts Camp, MS)