The Walnut Wildcats (Walnut, MS) basketball crushed the host Nettleton Tigers (Nettleton, MS), 63-42 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Wildcats now possess a 7-4 record. They play next when they travel to Pine Grove for a non-league bout on Friday, January 3. Walnut will play a Panthers team coming off a 38-31 league win over Ashland (Ashland, MS). The Panthers record now stands at 8-5.

With the loss, Nettleton falls to 3-12 on the campaign. The Tigers host Ripley (Ripley, MS) to play the Tigers in a non-league bout on Saturday, December 28. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 9-4. Ripley lost 77-56 in their recent non-league bout against Alcorn Central (Glen, MS)