Hamilton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost to the Walnut Wildcats at home by a 57-40 margin. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 267th, while the Wildcats are ranked 27th).
Hamilton's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Walnut, the win was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-1.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Hamilton Lions challenge the Hatley Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Walnut has already played their next contest (against Corinth), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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