Saugerties comes up short despite Damon Weishaupt's strong performance

By Team Reports Feb 26, 2024, 9:14am

Recap: Saugerties Sawyers vs. Washingtonville Wizards

The Saugerties Sawyers fought the good fight in their overtime match against the Washingtonville Wizards on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 54-53 to the Wizards. Saugerties has not had much luck with Washingtonville recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.

When it comes to explaining why Saugerties lost, one person who can't be blamed is Damon Weishaupt. Despite the final result, he scored 14 points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Van Valkenburg, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds.

Washingtonville's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mason Blauvelt, who scored 16 points along with five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Blauvelt has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jayden Vega, who scored 18 points.

Saugerties now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Washingtonville, their victory bumped their record up to 11-9.

Saugerties will head out on the road to square off against Highland at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Saugerties focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Friday. As for Washingtonville, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Cornwall Central at 6:00 p.m. on February 27th. Cornwall Central has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

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