Belton won the last time they faced Lake Belton and things went their way on Friday too. The Belton Tigers walked away with a 61-50 victory over the Lake Belton Broncos. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Broncos are ranked 625th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tigers
| 02/07/25 vs Lake Belton | 61-50 |
| 02/04/25 vs Waco | 66-51 |
| 01/24/25 vs University | 69-65 |
Belton pushed their record up to 27-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points over those games. As for Lake Belton, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-18 record this season.
Coming up, Belton will take on University at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. University knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Belton likes a good challenge. As for Lake Belton, they will challenge Ellison at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ellison has ten straight victories, Lake Belton has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
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