Basketball Recap: Staples Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Feb 8, 2025, 6:48am

Basketball Recap: Staples Wreckers vs. Trumbull Eagles

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Staples lost against Trumbull back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Staples Wreckers were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 46-45 to the Trumbull Eagles. The match marked the Wreckers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Matt Corrigan

Points (Career)

02/07/25 @ Trumbull17
01/09/25 @ Norwalk16
01/28/25 vs Warde12
01/24/25 @ Wilton12
01/30/25 vs Bridgeport Central8

Despite the loss, Staples still got an impressive performance from Matt Corrigan, who went 7 for 11 to rack up 17 points and six boards. The dominant performance gave Corrigan a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Tobias, who posted seven points.

Staples' loss dropped their record down to 13-3. As for Trumbull, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2.

Looking ahead, Staples will take on Danbury at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Trumbull, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Ridgefield at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.

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