Ruskin was the 76-62 winner over Belton when they last played one another back in March of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Ruskin Golden Eagles fell to the Belton Pirates 61-55.
Belton found their leader in freshman Jayce Maiden, who went 6 of 9 en route to 18 points and seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Cooper Shrum, who posted 14 points and six boards.
Ruskin now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Belton, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-8 record.
Ruskin wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, an 84-50 defeat against Truman on the 14th. As for Belton, they will take on Raymore-Peculiar at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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