Walnut has gone 3-0 against Hamilton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Walnut Wildcats will be staying on the road to face off against the Hamilton Lions at 5:00 p.m.
Walnut is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Ingomar, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Walnut was ranked 17th). Walnut fell just short of Ingomar by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. The Wildcats' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Walnut started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-14, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Hamilton waltzed into their contest last Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Royals as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Walnut's defeat dropped their record down to 16-4. As for Hamilton, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
Everything went Walnut's way against Hamilton when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Walnut made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Walnut have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hamilton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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