You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Raytown's strategy against Belton on Wednesday. Everything went the Raytown Bluejays' way against the Belton Pirates as the Raytown Bluejays made off with a 76-50 victory. That 26 point margin sets a new team best for the Bluejays this season.
Despite the loss, Belton saw an underclassman step up: freshman Jayce Maiden went 5 of 10 on his way to 15 points. The match 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.
Bluejays
| 01/15/25 @ Belton | 76-50 |
| 01/14/25 vs Chrisman | 77-65 |
The win made it two in a row for Raytown and bumps their season record up to 9-3. As for Belton, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season.
Raytown will challenge Truman at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Truman will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Raytown surely won't give up without a fight. Belton has already played their next game (against Raymore-Peculiar), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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