Basketball Game Preview: Stivers School for the Arts Tigers vs. Belmont Bison

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Previous Games

12/09/24 - Home	54-19 W
01/22/24 - Home	40-33 W
12/07/23 - Away	71-51 W
01/24/22 - Home	45-49 L
12/09/21 - Away	41-22 W
+ 5 more games

Stivers School for the Arts has gone 9-1 against Belmont recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Stivers School for the Arts Tigers will square off against the Belmont Bison at 5:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Last Tuesday, Stivers School for the Arts came up short against Dixie and fell 47-37. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Belmont was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They took a hard 34-20 fall against Thurgood Marshall.

Despite the loss, Belmont saw an underclassman step up: sophomore MaraMarie Rucker posted six points and 12 boards.

Belmont's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Stivers School for the Arts, they now have a losing record at 4-5.

Everything came up roses for Stivers School for the Arts against Belmont in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 54-19 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Stivers School for the Arts since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.