Basketball Game Preview: Alcorn Central Bears vs. New Site Royals

Alcorn Central is 2-8 against New Site since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bears will host the Royals at 7:30 p.m. Alcorn Central will be strutting in after a victory while New Site will be coming in after a loss.

On Wednesday, Alcorn Central needed a bit of extra time to put away Lewisburg. They pulled ahead with a 35-34 photo finish over the Patriots.

Meanwhile, New Site didn't have quite enough to beat Pine Grove on Friday and fell 67-64. The defeat continues a trend for the Royals in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost five in a row.

Alcorn Central beat New Site 54-47 when the teams last played back in November of 2024. Do the Bears have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Royals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.