Stuart W. Cramer fought the good fight in their overtime game against Hibriten on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 76-72 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hibriten Panthers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (61), the Storm still had to take the loss.
Stuart W. Cramer's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zack Alexander, who went 7 for 13 en route to 18 points plus two steals. What's more, Alexander also posted a 54% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's posted since back in January. Another player making a difference was Kingston Womack, who posted 14 points along with five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Stuart W. Cramer smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Hibriten found their leader in freshman Rob Beasley, who posted 42 points. Holden Woodward was another key player, earning 13 points.
Having lost for the first time this season, Stuart W. Cramer fell to 2-1. As for Hibriten, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
While Stuart W. Cramer had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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