Belmont is 0-4 against Trotwood-Madison since January of 2021 but things could change on Saturday. The Belmont Bison will host the Trotwood-Madison Rams at 4:00 p.m. Belmont has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Belmont is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 68-56 victory over Ponitz Career Tech on Tuesday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Bison as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Trotwood-Madison entered their tilt with Springfield on Tuesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with an 86-73 victory over the Wildcats. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Wildcats are ranked 271st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Belmont better keep an eye on Jermiel Atkins. He was instrumental in Trotwood-Madison's win, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 16 boards. Atkins' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Darius Dennis was another key player, dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten boards.
Trotwood-Madison's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.9 points per game. As for Belmont, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 2-7.
Belmont was dealt a bruising 88-61 loss at the hands of Trotwood-Madison in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Thankfully for Belmont, Tim Carpenter (who dropped a double-double on 29 points and ten boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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