The Walnut Wildcats routed the host Blue Mountain Cougars basketball team by a final score of 62-36 in Thursday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Wildcats face the Ripley Tigers (Ripley, MS) in a non-league game, on Friday, January 5. Walnut will attempt to move on its 6-7 season record. The Tigers enter the game with a 12-1 record after their 64-41 non-league win over Itawamba Agricultural (Fulton, MS).

With the defeat, Blue Mountain moves to 0-10 on the year. The Cougars host Biggersville (Corinth, MS) to face the Lions in a 1A Region 1 game on Tuesday, January 9. The Lions enter the game with a record of 9-5. Biggersville lost 66-62 in their recent non-league game against Pontotoc (Pontotoc, MS)