The home team had won the previous four meetings between Alcorn Central and Belmont, and Belmont kept the tradition alive. The Bears came up short against the Cardinals on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Bears were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Cardinals earlier this season, when they won 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-19, 25-18.
Mylee Davis paced Alcorn Central's offense, picking up nine kills. Davis got some help from Stella Hollis and her 16 assists. Finally, Branna Quinn kept Alcorn Central's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
Belmont found their leader in sophomore Cadence Wright, who had six digs and four aces.
Alcorn Central's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-12-1. As for Belmont, the victory got them back to even at 13-13.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Alcorn Central is set to square off against their familiar foe Kossuth at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Belmont will take on rival Mantachie at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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