If Belfield was feeling good fresh off their 51-31 takedown of Alexander last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Belfield Bantams came up short against the Tioga Pirates on Saturday, falling 71-48. While losing is never fun, the Bantams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Pirates are ranked 18th).
Belfield dropped their record down to 4-14 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Tioga, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-2.
Looking ahead, Belfield will challenge Trinity at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Tioga, they will face off against Parshall at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tioga is facing Parshall at the right time seeing as Parshall is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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