Belmont came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Red Bay Tigers, falling 42-22. The loss was the Cardinals' first of the season.
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Despite the loss, Belmont still got an impressive performance from Kylei Estes, who rushed for 131 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Estes has been hot recently, having also posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Jaxon Vinson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Red Bay, rushing for 192 yards and three scores while picking up 9.1 yards per carry.
Having lost for the first time this season, Belmont fell to 4-1. As for Red Bay, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Coming up, Belmont will face off against Alcorn Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Cardinals will be up against the Bears' rather soft defense (which has allowed 31.6 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Red Bay, they will challenge Tupelo Christian Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Vinson and Micaiah Young.
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