Basketball Game Preview: Nettleton Tigers vs. Walnut Wildcats

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Previous Games

11/08/25 - Home	68-55 W
12/27/24 - Home	42-63 L
12/01/22 - Home	80-61 W
12/11/21 - Away	74-54 W
11/23/20 - Home	75-45 W
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Nettleton is 7-1 against Walnut since December of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The two teams will face off at 12:15 p.m. without much rest, having both just played. Nettleton has given up an average of 56.1 points per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

It was a proper cat-fight when Nettleton duked it out with Byers on Monday. The Tigers were beaten by the Lions 78-40. The matchup marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Meanwhile, Walnut was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost an 80-75 heartbreaker at the hands of Hickory Flat. On the bright side, the 75- point performance marked the Wildcats' highest-scoring contest to date.

Walnut's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Nettleton, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.

Nettleton beat Walnut 68-55 when the teams last played on November 8th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Wildcats' Logan Wilbanks, who shot 42% from the field to rack up 29 points and five boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Tigers still be able to contain Wilbanks? There's only one way to find out.