The Alcorn Central Bears basketball team scored 53 points and limited the visiting Hernando Tigers to 41 in the Bears non-league triumph on Friday.

The Bears now possess a 9-5 record. They play next when they host Pontotoc for a non-league game on Saturday, December 28. Alcorn Central will confront a Warriors team coming off a 61-42 non-league win over Ashland (Ashland, MS). The Warriors record now stands at 10-8.

With the loss, Hernando falls to 2-10 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to New Albany (New Albany, MS) to confront the Bulldogs in a non-league game on Saturday, December 28. The Bulldogs go into the game with a record of 8-3. New Albany won 76-42 in their recent non-league game against Corinth (Corinth, MS)