Walnut hosts Belmont in nonleague clash on Tuesday

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Walnut (home) and Belmont meet Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. Central in a nonleague boys basketball game at Walnut, Mississippi. Fans can find full game details on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5628568-walnut-vs-belmont.

Quick facts

• Location: Walnut High School, Walnut, Miss.

• Date/time: Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. Central

• Home: Walnut Wildcats — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/216459-walnut-wildcats (40 SBLive fans)

• Away: Belmont Cardinals — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/216120-belmont-cardinals (55 SBLive fans)

Why this one matters

The Wildcats will welcome the Cardinals for a nonleague matchup that could provide a midseason tune-up and bragging rights in this part of Mississippi. Their last meeting came Jan. 30, 2025, at Belmont, where Walnut walked away with a 58-50 victory — a recent result Belmont will be eager to even the score on Walnut’s floor.

Streaming and tickets

• Walnut NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/walnut-hs-walnut-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Belmont NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/belmont-hs-belmont-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

(Only provided streaming links are listed above. No ticketing links were available from SBLive.)

Get involved

Follow both teams on SBLive for the latest updates and to boost their fan counts: Walnut — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/216459-walnut-wildcats; Belmont — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/216120-belmont-cardinals. Fans can also make picks on the game for fun — picks are for engagement only and do not affect any win projections. SBLive numbers and projections can change, so follow the teams and make your pick to show support.