Basketball Game Preview: Alcorn Central Bears vs. Belmont Cardinals

The Alcorn Central Bears will head out to square off against the Belmont Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Alcorn Central is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.

Last Friday, Alcorn Central was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 55-54 to Mantachie.

Meanwhile, Belmont had to suffer through a 69-32 loss at the hands of Booneville. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 264th, while the Blue Devils are ranked seventh).

Alcorn Central's loss dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Belmont, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-16.

Alcorn Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Belmont when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 62-53. Does Alcorn Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Belmont turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.