Mingo Central lost against Belfry on January 4th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The contest between the Mingo Central Miners and the Belfry Pirates didn't end well, with the Mingo Central Miners falling 81-65. While the Miners didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Pirates 26-20 in the first quarter.
Belfry's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brody Little, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine assists. The dominant performance gave Little a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Estridge, who went 8 for 13 en route to 25 points and three steals.
Mingo Central's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Belfry, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-11.
Mingo Central will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Robert C. Byrd at 12:00 p.m. on February 10th. As for Belfry, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Pike County Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Belfry is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.6 points per game this season.
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