The Belfry Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Man Hillbillies at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Belfry pushed their score all the way to 60 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were the victim of a tough 86-60 defeat at the hands of Johnson Central. Belfry was down 66-45 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Carter Jude, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Daniels, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Man pushed their score all the way to 72 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 80-72 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tolsia. Man has not had much luck with Tolsia recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Belfry has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 16 of their last 20 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-19 record this season. As for Man, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Everything came up roses for Belfry against Man when the teams last played back in January as the team secured a 68-36 victory. In that match, Belfry amassed a halftime lead of 34-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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