Ruskin lost against Belton back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Ruskin Golden Eagles took a 27-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Belton Pirates. The Golden Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Adarious Brown threw for 115 yards on four of 15 attempts.
Quinten Henderson was his top target, rushing for 148 yards while picking up 7.0 yards per carry, and also picking up 67 receiving yards.
Ruskin now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Belton, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Golden Eagles takes on Grain Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Belton, they will face off against Webb City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Webb City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.2 points per game this season.
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