The Mortimer Jordan Blue Devils will take on the Belfry Pirates in a holiday battle at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mortimer Jordan has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Belfry will arrive with three straight wins.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 70-41, which was the final score in Mortimer Jordan's tilt against West Point on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Belfry hadn't done well against Floyd Central recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. It was close, but the Pirates ultimately received the gift of a 77-74 victory from a begrudging Pirates squad.
Mortimer Jordan's defeat dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Belfry, their win bumped their record up to 3-0-1.
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