Belmont lost against Ponitz Career Tech back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Belmont Bison lost 50-29 to the Ponitz Career Tech Golden Panthers. The Bison have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
MaraMarie Rucker
| 01/23/25 @ Ponitz Career Tech | 21 |
| 01/13/25 @ Thurgood Marshall | 12 |
| 01/21/25 vs Cincinnati College Prep Academy | 10 |
| 01/18/25 @ Cristo Rey | 8 |
| 01/16/25 vs Stivers School for the Arts | 3 |
Despite the defeat, Belmont saw an underclassman step up: sophomore MaraMarie Rucker dropped a double-double on 11 points and 21 rebounds. Those 21 boards set a new season-high mark for Rucker.
Even though they lost, Belmont smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.3 offensive boards per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 10.1.
Belmont's loss dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Ponitz Career Tech, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-6.
Belmont will challenge Tri-County North at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Tri-County North has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 229 points over their last three matches. Ponitz Career Tech has already played their next game (against Dunbar), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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