Belton suffered their biggest defeat since December 27, 2023 on Wednesday. They came up short against the Raytown Bluejays, falling 76-50. 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 218th, while the Bluejays are ranked 37th).
| 01/15/25 vs Raytown | 15 |
| 01/13/25 vs Ruskin | 18 |
| 01/10/25 vs Grain Valley | 17 |
Despite the loss, Belton saw an underclassman step up: freshman Jayce Maiden went 5 for 10 on his way to 15 points. The matchup was Maiden's third in a row with at least ten points. Caleb Campbell was another key player, putting up eight points and nine boards.
Belton has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season. As for Raytown, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-3.
Belton will welcome Raymore-Peculiar at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Raytown, they will head out on the road to challenge Truman at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Truman knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Raytown likes a good challenge.
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