A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Walnut Wildcats take on the Nettleton Tigers at 11:30 a.m. on Friday... The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Walnut has six straight wins, Nettleton has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Walnut will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 21-point drubbing they dealt Mantachie on Friday. Walnut put the hurt on Mantachie with a sharp 62-41 victory. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, 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).
Walnut's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.5 points. As for Nettleton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Walnut came up short against Nettleton in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, falling 65-54. Will Walnut have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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