Basketball Recap: Ridgefield Comes Up Short in High-Profile Contest with Staples

On Wednesday, Ridgefield faced Staples in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Ridgefield Tigers took an 81-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Staples Wreckers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (62), the Tigers still had to take the loss.

Staples' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mason Tobias, who went 8-for-10 to rack up 21 points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance gave Tobias a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dhilan Lowman, who went 6-for-10 from beyond the arc on his way to 20 points and three steals.

Ridgefield's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 15-1 and their overall record down to 17-4. As for Staples, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-3.

As of now, neither Ridgefield nor Staples have any future games scheduled.