A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Walnut Wildcats take on the Hamilton Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday... The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Walnut has 12 straight wins, Hamilton has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Walnut can't be too worried about heading out to take on Hamilton: they just beat East Union at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Walnut narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past East Union 56-53.
Meanwhile, Hamilton came up short against Mantachie on Tuesday and fell 49-42.
Walnut pushed their record up to 17-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Hamilton, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Everything came up roses for Walnut against Hamilton when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 65-38 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Walnut since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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