Belton and Grain Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Belton Pirates will square off against the Grain Valley Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Belton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.6 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Belton was able to grind out a solid victory over Fort Osage, taking the game 70-62.
Alekzander Colombo
| 02/11/25 @ Fort Osage | 7 |
| 12/17/24 @ Platte County | 6 |
| 12/30/24 vs Fort Osage | 5 |
| 01/28/25 @ Chrisman | 4 |
| 02/04/25 vs Truman | 3 |
Alekzander Colombo had an outrageously good game as he went 6-for-9 on his way to 19 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayce Maiden, who went 6-for-9 to rack up 18 points.
Meanwhile, Grain Valley entered their tilt with Platte County on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 52-40 win over the Pirates. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Pirates are ranked 248th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Belton's record is now 8-14. As for Grain Valley, their record is now 12-7.
Belton couldn't quite finish off Grain Valley in their previous meeting back in January and fell 57-54. Can Belton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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