Basketball Game Preview: West Union Eagles vs. Alcorn Central Bears

The West Union Eagles will take on the Alcorn Central Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. West Union will be strutting in after a win while Alcorn Central will be coming in after a loss.

West Union is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They pulled ahead with a 52-51 photo finish over Myrtle on Friday. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Hawks recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.

Meanwhile, Alcorn Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost to Wheeler on the road by a 60-44 margin.

The win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-5. As for Alcorn Central, they now have a losing record of 2-3.

West Union opened the new year with a less-than-successful 45-33 loss to Alcorn Central. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.