A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Nettleton Tigers duke it out with the Walnut Wildcats at 11:30 a.m. on Friday... The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Nettleton has struggled recently with eight losses in a row, while Walnut will arrive with six straight victories.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 76-26, which was the final score in Nettleton's tilt against Belmont on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 271st, while the Cardinals are ranked 27th).
Meanwhile, Walnut made easy work of Mantachie on Friday and carried off a 62-41 win. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 20 points or more this season.
Walnut's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.5 points per game. As for Nettleton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Nettleton was able to grind out a solid win over Walnut when the teams last played back in December of 2022, winning 65-54. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Walnut's Madilynn Vuncannon, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Nettleton still be able to contain Vuncannon? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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