Basketball Game Recap: Spackenkill Spartans vs. Saugerties Sawyers

By Feb 29, 2024, 1:02pm

Recap: Spackenkill Spartans vs. Saugerties Sawyers

The Spackenkill Spartans and the Saugerties Sawyers squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the Spackenkill Spartans had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Sawyers by a score of 48-45. Spackenkill's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.

Leading Saugerties to victory were Mccoy Rothe and Jack Parisio. Rothe scored 16 points along with two steals, while Parisio scored 18 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Parisio continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Liam Boek, who scored six points.

Spackenkill's loss dropped their record down to 17-4. As for Saugerties, they pushed their record up to 12-10 with that win, which was their third straight at home.

Spackenkill does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Saugerties, they will square off against Beacon at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Saugerties focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Wednesday.

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