Basketball Recap: Stony Brook Skates Past Martin Luther with Ease

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Stony Brook on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Martin Luther Cougars out of the water with a 65-32 final score. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 75-60 two weeks ago.

Despite the defeat, Martin Luther had strong showings from Justin Trail, who posted 11 points and six boards, and Damien Peterson, who scored seven points.

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Previous 5 Games (Home)

01/28/25 vs Martin Luther	65-32
12/07/24 vs Hackley	70-35
02/21/24 vs Avenues The World School	57-51
02/05/24 vs Martin Luther	74-48
12/01/23 vs Kew Forest	102-21

Stony Brook pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.2 points. As for Martin Luther, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season.

Stony Brook has already played their next game (against La Salle Institute), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Martin Luther wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 98-48 loss against Knox on the 30th.