On Friday, the Fitch Falcons faced the New London Whalers in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Fitch fell 69-61 to New London. Fitch's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Despite the defeat, Fitch saw an underclassman step up: Jayvon "JJ" Robinson scored 21 points along with seven assists and five steals. Robinson is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Malakhi Sabb, who scored 17 points.
Devan Williams was his usual excellent self, scoring 20 points along with three steals for New London. Williams hasn't dropped below 16 points for 12 straight games. Another player making a difference was Julius Washington, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Fitch's defeat dropped their record down to 13-6. As for New London, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Fitch does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New London, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Windham at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. New London knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 16 games -- so hopefully Windham likes a good challenge.
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