Belton lost against Raymore-Peculiar last Friday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Belton Pirates took a 62-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Raymore-Peculiar Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Panthers are ranked 70th).
| 01/22/25 vs Raymore-Peculiar | 22 |
| 01/13/25 vs Ruskin | 18 |
| 01/15/25 vs Raytown | 15 |
| 01/21/25 vs KIPP Legacy | 13 |
| 01/17/25 vs Raymore-Peculiar | 7 |
Despite the defeat, Belton saw an underclassman step up: freshman Jayce Maiden went 10 for 17 on his way to 22 points and seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Maiden has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Gaven Blaise, who posted ten points in addition to seven assists and five boards.
Belton has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season. As for Raymore-Peculiar, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-4.
Belton will head out to square off against Chrisman at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Belton is facing Chrisman at the right time seeing as Chrisman is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. Raymore-Peculiar has already played their next game (against KIPP Legacy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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