Raytown South was the 70-38 winner over Belton when they last played one another back in February of 2018, but their luck changed this time around. The Raytown South Cardinals took a 51-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Belton Pirates.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Belton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cooper Shrum, who scored 15 points in addition to eight rebounds and two steals. Jayce Maiden was another key player, going 5 for 10 en route to 14 points.
Raytown South's loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Raytown South will square off against Barstow at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Belton, they will take on Harrison at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Harrison knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Belton likes a good challenge.
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