Mississippi High School Basketball - Walnut nudges East Union
January 14, 2025: Blue Springs, MS 38828 The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Walnut Wildcats (Walnut, MS) and the host East Union Urchins (Blue Springs, MS), observed Walnut's basketball team edge East Union by a score of 56-53.
The Wildcats (17-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Hamilton (Hamilton, MS). The Lions come into the 2A Region 1 challenge with a 3-10 record. In their last challenge, Hamilton was tipped by Mantachie (Mantachie, MS), 49-42, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Urchins encounter the Hatley Tigers (Amory, MS) in a 2A Region 1 challenge, on Friday, January 17. East Union will attempt to improve on its 15-4 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 11-6 record after their 83-52 league loss to New Site (New Site, MS).