Basketball Recap: Alcorn Central Skates Past Ripley with Ease

Bears

Previous 3 Games

01/30/25 vs Ripley	60-32
01/27/25 @ Corinth	55-24
01/25/25 @ Belgreen	54-44

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 contest with ease, bagging a 60-32 win over the Ripley 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.

Alcorn Central is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.2 points per game. As for Ripley, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-21.

Alcorn Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ripley, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Baldwyn at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.