Belmont entered their tilt with Alcorn Central on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Alcorn Central Bears , sneaking past 3-2. This was payback for the Cardinals, who suffered a 2-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Belmont was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 24-26, 22-25, 25-20, 15-11.
When it comes to explaining why Alcorn Central lost, don't look at Gracie Rhodes. Despite the final result, she had 12 digs.
Belmont has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Alcorn Central, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 21-8 record.
Belmont didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 win vs. Pine Grove on the 21st. As for Alcorn Central, they will take on Booneville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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