In Thursday's non-league outing, the Falkner Eagles (Falkner, MS) basketball squad edged the visiting Walnut Wildcats (Walnut, MS), by a count of 48-43.

The Eagles (1-0) will now prepare for their outing against North Pontotoc (Ecru, MS). The Vikings go into the non-league outing with a 0-0 record.

The Wildcats now hold a 0-1 record. They play next when they host Pine Grove for a non-league outing on Tuesday, November 17. Walnut will clash with a Panthers squad coming off a 85-56 non-league loss to Ingomar (New Albany, MS). The Panthers record now stands at 1-1.