The Belmont Bison will take on the Taft Senators in a holiday battle at at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Thursday, Belmont came up short against Ponitz Career Tech and fell 40-27. The Bison have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Belmont saw an underclassman step up: freshman Mashayla Valentine almost dropped a triple-double on 19 points, nine rebounds, and 11 steals. That was a full 70.4% of Belmont's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Even though they lost, Belmont smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Taft was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Aiken and fell 73-34. The Senators were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-27.
Belmont's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Taft, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Belmont was dealt a bruising 55-27 loss at the hands of Taft in their previous matchup back in November of 2021. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Belmont was down 30-9.
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