Belton lost against Truman back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Belton Pirates took a 58-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Truman Patriots. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
| 01/29/24 vs Lee's Summit | 27 |
| 12/06/24 vs Bolivar | 22 |
| 12/10/24 vs Fort Osage | 22 |
| 02/04/25 vs Truman | 18 |
| 01/28/25 @ Chrisman | 17 |
When it comes to explaining why Belton lost, don't look at Cooper Shrum. Despite the final result, he went 7 of 14 en route to 18 points. That's the most points Shrum has posted since back in December of 2024. Jw Johnson was another key player, putting up eight points.
Belton's defeat dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Truman, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Belton will venture away from home to challenge Fort Osage at 7:00 p.m. on February 11th. Truman has already played their next game (against Chrisman), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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