The Ingomar Falcons are taking a road trip to challenge the Belmont Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ingomar knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 matches -- so hopefully Belmont likes a good challenge.
Ingomar is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Lauderdale County just ended the team's 19-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 61-58.
| 01/18/25 vs Lauderdale County | 17 |
| 01/17/25 vs Calhoun City | 21 |
| 01/14/25 @ Palmer | 18 |
| 01/11/25 vs East Union | 17 |
| 01/09/25 vs West Union | 18 |
The losing side was boosted by Macie Phifer, who went 7 for 10 en route to 17 points. Her afternoon made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cadie Jo Byrd, who went 5 of 11 on her way to 12 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Belmont strolled past Alcorn Central with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 62-44. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Bears are ranked 89th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ingomar's defeat dropped their record down to 21-2. As for Belmont, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season.
Ingomar beat Belmont 46-38 in their previous meeting back in January of 2019. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ingomar since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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