On Wednesday, the Williamstown Blue Devils faced the Winooski Spartans in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Williamstown fell to Winooski 59-53. Williamstown was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Winooski apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Williamstown lost, one person who can't be blamed is Evan Bailey. Despite the final result, he scored 25 points along with five steals. That was a full 47.2% of Williamstown's points, marking the eighth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Mascitti, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
Williamstown's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-7. As for Winooski, the victory was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-3.
Williamstown will head out on the road to face off against Blue Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Williamstown focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Wednesday. As for Winooski, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Craftsbury Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Winooski's favor as the squad sits on seven straight wins at home while Craftsbury Academy has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road.
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