Basketball Game Preview: Belmont Cardinals vs. Alcorn Central Bears

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Previous Games

01/21/25 - Home	62-44 W
02/22/24 - Neutral	49-36 W
02/07/24 - Neutral	54-41 W
01/12/24 - Away	43-40 W
12/02/22 - Away	50-42 W
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Belmont has gone 10-0 against Alcorn Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Belmont Cardinals will face off against the Alcorn Central Bears at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Wednesday.

Alcorn Central will be up against a hot Belmont team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Belmont simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Pine Grove 54-19. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 games by 22 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Alcorn Central entered their tilt with Ripley on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took their match with ease, bagging a 60-32 win over the Tigers. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Tigers are ranked 232nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Belmont has also been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. As for Alcorn Central, their victory bumped their record up to 14-9.

Belmont strolled past Alcorn Central when the teams last played two weeks ago by a score of 62-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Belmont since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.