The Belton Pirates were not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 60-50 to Webb City. While losing is never fun, Belton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 170th, while Webb City is ranked 44th).
Several Pirates players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kordell Williams, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Shrum, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 14 rebounds.
It was another big night for Holton Keith, who scored 26 points along with two steals for Webb City. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Keith has scored all season. Barron Duda was another key contributor, scoring 17 points.
Belton's defeat dropped their record down to 10-18. As for Webb City, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 21-6.
Belton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Webb City also has no future games currently scheduled.
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