Raytown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against the Belton Pirates, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the fourth time they've come up short against the Pirates this season, with their most recent defeat being a 2-0 loss two weeks ago.
While Raytown was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Belton's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-18, 25-22.
Jacob Wood paced Raytown's offense, picking up six kills. Wood got some help from Jonathan Duarte and his 11 assists. Wood was also solid from the service line: he led the team with four aces.
Raytown's defeat dropped their record down to 3-20. As for Belton, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-13-3.
Looking ahead, Raytown will venture away from home to square off against Winnetonka at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Belton, they have already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Northeast on the 6th.
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