Preview: Itawamba Agricultural Indians vs. Alcorn Central Bears
The Itawamba Agricultural Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Alcorn Central Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Itawamba Agricultural is not getting complacent, as they presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Alcorn Central in Mississippi (Itawamba Agricultural is ranked 104th, while Alcorn Central is ranked 229th).
Last Friday, Itawamba Agricultural came up short against Shannon and fell 58-51.
Meanwhile, Alcorn Central pushed their score all the way to 62 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 76-62 bruising from Colbert County. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game on Friday (60), Alcorn Central still had to take the loss.
Itawamba Agricultural now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Alcorn Central, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost ten of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season.
Itawamba Agricultural came up short against Alcorn Central when the teams last played back in December of 2015, falling 42-34. Can Itawamba Agricultural avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.