The Belmont Braves basketball team scored 53 points and limited the host Monticello Ponies to 42 in the Braves non-league triumph on Tuesday.

The Braves now have a 1-4 record. They play next when they travel to Argyle for a non-league game on Friday, December 13. Belmont will confront a Orioles team coming off a 61-54 league win over Pecatonica (Blanchardville, WI). The Orioles record now stands at 2-2.

With the loss, Monticello falls to 3-2 on the campaign. The Ponies host Highland (Highland, WI) to confront the Cardinals in a non-league game on Friday, December 13. The Cardinals go into the game with a record of 4-0. Highland won 55-52 in their recent league game against Potosi (Potosi, WI)