Alcorn Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Walnut Wildcats by a score of 51-44. For the Bears, this counts as revenge for the 57-51 victory the Wildcats walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2023.
Alcorn Central has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.6 points per game. As for Walnut, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-3.
Alcorn Central will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Biggersville at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Walnut, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 62-23 win against Vardaman on the 7th.
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