Alcorn Central hasn't had much luck against Belmont recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Alcorn Central Bears will head out to challenge the Belmont Cardinals at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Alcorn Central was beaten by East Union 49-14. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Although Alcorn Central took the loss, they still got scores from Stephen Rickman and Ty Whitten.
Meanwhile, Belmont put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Red Bay with a sharp 40-14 win. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 174th in Mississippi, while the Tigers are ranked 357th in Alabama), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alcorn Central's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Belmont, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Alcorn Central came up short against Belmont in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 26-20. Can Alcorn Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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