Basketball Recap: Stratford Drops Season-High Score on Wando

Knights

Team Score

01/31/25 @ Wando	81
12/30/24 vs Pisgah	73
12/05/24 vs Northwood Academy	73
12/20/24 vs Academic Magnet	69
12/27/24 vs Cabell Midland	66

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Stratford). They strolled past the Wando Warriors with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 81-65. The Knights pushed the score to 69-46 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors cut but never quite recovered from.

Stratford found their leader in sophomore Herman Smith, who posted 28 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Smith has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Davis, who earned 12 points.

Several Warriors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Owen Schafer, who put up 17 points. Sully Templeton was another key player, going 5 of 7 en route to 11 points.

Stratford's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-10. As for Wando, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 13 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season.

Coincidentally, both will both be playing Lucy Beckham the next time they take the court. Wando will host Lucy Beckham at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, while Stratford will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.