Walnut and Pine Grove are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Walnut Wildcats duke it out with the Pine Grove Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Walnut is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
Last Saturday, Walnut earned a 47-35 win over Hardin County. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 36th in Mississippi, while the Tigers are ranked 173rd in Tennessee), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Pine Grove posted their biggest victory since November 7th last Friday. They were the clear victor by a 53-27 margin over Ashland.
Walnut pushed their record up to 13-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.9 points. As for Pine Grove, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Walnut beat Pine Grove 61-53 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Walnut since the team 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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