After flying high against Ripley last Thursday, Alcorn Central came back down to earth. The Alcorn Central Bears came up short against the Belmont Cardinals on Wednesday, falling 65-45. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Cardinals are ranked 24th).
Bears
| 02/05/25 vs Belmont | 45-65 |
| 01/30/25 vs Ripley | 60-32 |
| 01/27/25 @ Corinth | 55-24 |
| 01/25/25 @ Belgreen | 54-44 |
| 01/21/25 @ Belmont | 44-62 |
With the defeat, Alcorn Central broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 14-10. As for Belmont, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season.
Alcorn Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Belmont, they will face off against Booneville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Belmont comes in on four and Booneville on 13.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
