Basketball Recap: Belmont Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Jan 17, 2025, 12:54am

Basketball Recap: Belmont Bison vs. Trotwood-Madison Rams

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Belmont lost against Trotwood-Madison back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Belmont Bison were dealt a 72-41 defeat at the hands of the Trotwood-Madison Rams. The Bison were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 53-19.

Jason Maddickes

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01/11/25 vs Trotwood-Madison4
01/07/25 vs Ponitz Career Tech5
01/04/25 @ Tri-Village3
12/28/24 @ Franklin Monroe3
12/20/24 @ Stivers School for the Arts3

When it comes to explaining why Belmont lost, don't look at Jason Maddickes. Despite the final result, he posted 14 points and four steals. Maddickes has been hot, having posted three or more steals the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Dayvion Porter, who had seven points and five boards.

Trotwood-Madison's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jermiel Atkins, who went 5 for 7 en route to 13 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Darius Dennis, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 12 points and six boards.

Belmont's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Trotwood-Madison, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 13-2.

Belmont didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 71-60 defeat against Dunbar on the 14th. Trotwood-Madison has also already played their next game (against Thurgood Marshall), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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