Basketball Game Preview: Taft Senators vs. Belmont Bison

The Taft Senators will face off against the Belmont Bison at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Taft is headed into Tuesday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They were dealt an 89-51 defeat at the hands of Trotwood-Madison on Saturday. The Senators were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 63-28.

Meanwhile, Belmont was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 49-44 heartbreaker at the hands of Meadowdale.

Taft's defeat dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Belmont, their loss dropped their record down to 3-17.

Taft was able to grind out a solid victory over Belmont in their previous meeting back in January of 2019, winning 58-46. Will Taft repeat their success, or does Belmont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.