The Belton Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Chrisman Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Belton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55 points per game this season.
Belton saw some tournament action on Wednesday. They took a 62-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of Raymore-Peculiar. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Panthers are ranked 70th).
| 01/22/25 vs Raymore-Peculiar | 22 |
| 01/13/25 vs Ruskin | 18 |
| 12/29/24 vs Van Horn | 18 |
| 01/10/25 vs Grain Valley | 17 |
| 12/07/24 vs Smith-Cotton | 17 |
Despite the loss, Belton saw an underclassman step up: freshman Jayce Maiden went 10 of 17 on his way to 22 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave Maiden a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Gaven Blaise, who posted ten points along with seven assists and five boards.
Meanwhile, Chrisman was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against Liberty, falling 74-47.
Belton has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season. As for Chrisman, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Belton skirted past Chrisman 56-54 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Belton since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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