After flying high against Dorchester on Monday, Sterling came back down to earth. The Sterling Jets lost 70-45 to the Diller-Odell Griffin on Tuesday. The Jets have struggled against the Griffin recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.

Colin Wambold
02/25/25 @ Diller-Odell | 63% |
02/24/25 vs Dorchester | 56% |
02/21/25 @ Freeman | 30% |
02/14/25 @ Tri County | 40% |
02/10/25 @ Mead | 25% |
+ 7 more games |
Despite the loss, Sterling still got an impressive performance from Colin Wambold, who en route to 13 points along with six boards and four steals. What's more, Wambold also posted a 63% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in December of 2024. Kade Horstman was another key player, putting up nine points.
Jack Phillips had a dynamite game for Diller-Odell, on his way to 25 points in addition to five rebounds and five steals. Phillips is becoming a predictor of Diller-Odell's success: when he posts at least 15 points the team is undefeated (and 9-10 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Morgan, who to rack up 21 points along with eight boards and three steals.
Sterling's defeat dropped their record down to 5-18. As for Diller-Odell, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season.
Sterling does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Diller-Odell, they will host Parkview Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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