Mississippi High School Basketball - Walnut crushes Ripley
January 23, 2025: Walnut, MS 38683 The Walnut Wildcats (Walnut, MS) basketball crushed the visiting Ripley Tigers (Ripley, MS), 66-43 in Thursday's non-league bout.
The Wildcats now possess a 21-2 record. They play next when they host Hatley for a 2A Region 1 bout on Friday, January 24. Walnut will play a Tigers team coming off a 63-37 league win over Hamilton (Hamilton, MS). The Tigers record now stands at 12-7.
With the loss, Ripley falls to 4-18 on the campaign. The Tigers host Itawamba Agricultural (Fulton, MS) to play the Indians in a 4A Region 1 bout on Friday, January 24. The Indians go into the bout with a record of 13-6. Itawamba Agricultural lost 63-36 in their recent league bout against Tishomingo County (Iuka, MS)