After flying high against Dodgeville last Monday, Belmont came back down to earth. The Belmont Braves were just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 49-48 to the Shullsburg Miners. The Braves were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Miners apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January of 2024.
Belmont's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-3. As for Shullsburg, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Highland the next time they take the court. Belmont will host Highland at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, while Shullsburg will host them at 7:00 p.m. on January 30th.
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