Basketball Recap: Belmont's Victory on Monday Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Cardinals

Previous Games

12/30/24 vs Horn Lake	60-52
12/28/24 vs Union City	56-55
12/27/24 vs Hardin County	64-31
12/19/24 vs Nettleton	76-26
12/17/24 @ Red Bay	58-14
+ 2 more games

Belmont entered their tilt with Horn Lake on Monday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They came out on top against the Horn Lake Eagles by a score of 60-52. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Eagles are ranked 151st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Belmont has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. As for Horn Lake, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-12.

Belmont will square off against Olive Branch on Saturday. One thing working in Belmont's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests. As for Horn Lake, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Rosa Fort at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Horn Lake is facing Rosa Fort at the right time seeing as Rosa Fort is stuck on a six-game losing streak.