The Simsbury Trojans and the Capital Prep Trailblazers will round out the year against one another at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday at. Simsbury is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
Simsbury pushed their score all the way to 62 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 63-62 to Farmington. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Simsbury in their matchups with Farmington: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Capital Prep came up short against Classical Magnet on Thursday and fell 60-52. Capital Prep has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Capital Prep saw an underclassman step up: Syre Gillespie scored 21 points along with four steals. The match was Gillespie's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Amare Cockfield, who scored ten points.
Simsbury's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Capital Prep, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
