Walnut Wildcats head to Ashland for Jan. 30 high school basketball showdown

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Walnut travels to Ashland for a nonleague game on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. Tip is set for 7:30 p.m. CT at Ashland High School in Ashland, Miss. — see the full game page on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5628574-walnut-vs-ashland

Quick look

• Matchup: Walnut Wildcats at Ashland Blue Devils

• Walnut: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/216459-walnut-wildcats

• Ashland: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/216111-ashland-blue-devils

• Game page (SBLive): https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5628574-walnut-vs-ashland

• Date/time: Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 — 7:30 p.m. CT

• Location: Ashland High School, Ashland, Miss.

The Wildcats travel north to take on the Blue Devils in what should be a spirited midweek test. Walnut enters the contest with more SBLive followers (40) than Ashland (16); those follower totals can change, so fans who want to back their team should follow their school pages on SBLive.

Last meeting and context

These teams met a year ago on Jan. 30, 2025 — game details here: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/4626233-walnut-vs-ashland. Expect both coaches to use the familiarity from that matchup as they tweak matchups and rotations down the stretch of the season.

Streaming and tickets

• Watch: Ashland on NFHS Network — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/ashland-hs-ashland-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

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

(No ticketing information was provided on the game page.)

Fan engagement

Follow both teams on SBLive to get updates and help grow their fan counts. Make your pick for fun on the team page you want to see win — picks are fan engagement only and do not affect any projection numbers. SBLive follower, pick and projection numbers can change leading up to tip, so check the game and team pages for the latest updates.

Get involved: follow Walnut (https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/216459-walnut-wildcats) and Ashland (https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/216111-ashland-blue-devils) on SBLive and bookmark the game page (https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5628574-walnut-vs-ashland) for live scoring and updates.