Basketball Recap: Will Carleton Academy Skates Past Litchfield with Ease

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Will Carleton Academy). They blew past the Litchfield Terriers 67-36 on Tuesday. The Cougars pushed the score to 57-24 by the end of the third, a deficit the Terriers cut but never quite recovered from.

Thomas Maier

Points

01/07/25 vs Litchfield	20
12/19/24 vs Calhoun Christian	19
12/27/24 vs Hillsdale Academy	14
12/26/24 vs Camden-Frontier	13
12/17/24 vs North Adams-Jerome	7

Will Carleton Academy had a senior duo take command as Thomas Maier went 8 for 15 en route to 20 points and five steals and Tyler Slade went 7 of 10 on his way to 20 points along with five boards and four blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Maier has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Harrison Sands, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.

Will Carleton Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive matches.

Will Carleton Academy's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.2 points per game. As for Litchfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.

Will Carleton Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 62-16 victory against Factoryville Christian on the 10th. Litchfield has also already played their next game (against Hillsdale Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.