Staples and Wilton are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The Staples Wreckers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Wilton Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on February 24th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Staples only won by two when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 24-point they dealt Westhill on Wednesday. Everything went Staples' way against Westhill as Staples made off with a 65-41 victory. Given Staples' advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while Westhill is ranked 139th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Staples' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nick Sikorski, who scored 15 points along with three steals. Sam Clachko was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Wilton had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.8 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They skirted past Stamford 56-54.
Staples has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Wilton, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6.
Staples was able to grind out a solid win over Wilton in their previous meeting back in January, winning 76-68. The rematch might be a little tougher for Staples since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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