Basketball Recap: East Union Drops Season-High Score on Belmont

Urchins

Team Score

12/13/24 @ Belmont	74
11/25/24 vs Houston	73
11/19/24 vs West Union	72
12/10/24 vs Mooreville	71
11/09/24 vs Oak Hill Academy	70

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Union). They were the clear victor by a 74-50 margin over the Belmont Cardinals on Friday. Given the Urchins' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Cardinals are ranked 260th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

The victory made it two in a row for East Union and bumps their season record up to 10-2. As for Belmont, they dropped their record down to 1-11 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.

East Union didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 63-58 defeat against Saltillo on the 17th. Belmont has also already played their next game, a 63-54 loss against Red Bay on the 17th.