After flying high against Booneville last Tuesday, Alcorn Central came back down to earth. The Alcorn Central Bears fell just short of the Belmont Cardinals by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Bears were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cardinals apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August.
Alcorn Central took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-19, 24-26, 22-25, 25-20, 15-11.
Despite the loss, Alcorn Central still got an impressive performance from Gracie Rhodes, who had 12 digs.
Even though they lost, Alcorn Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 25 consecutive games.
The loss snapped Alcorn Central's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 21-8 record. As for Belmont, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-9.
Alcorn Central will head out to face off against Booneville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Belmont, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory vs. Pine Grove on the 21st.
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