Pine Grove and Walnut 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 Pine Grove Panthers duke it out with the Walnut Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pine Grove is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since November 7th last Friday. They were the clear victor by a 53-27 margin over Ashland.
Meanwhile, Walnut entered their tilt with Hardin County on Saturday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They walked away with a 47-35 win over the Tigers. 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.
Walnut pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Pine Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Pine Grove came up short against Walnut in their previous meeting back in January, falling 61-53. Will Pine Grove have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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