Williamstown extends road losing streak to five

By Team Reports Dec 21, 2023, 3:27pm

Recap: Williamstown Blue Devils vs. Thetford Academy Panthers

The Williamstown Blue Devils lost against the Thetford Academy Panthers back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. Williamstown fell to Thetford Academy 49-43. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Williamstown in their matchups with Thetford Academy: they've now lost three in a row.

Despite the loss, Williamstown still got an impressive performance from Evan Bailey, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds. Bailey scored a full 41.9% of Williamstown's points, the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Colby Laggner, who scored six points along with 11 rebounds.

Williamstown bumped their record down to 1-2 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Thetford Academy, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.

Williamstown will be home for the holidays to greet Vergennes at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Vergennes is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games. As for Thetford Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Oxbow at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.