The Torrington Raiders pushed their score all the way to 68 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 76-68 to Waterbury Career Academy. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Torrington in their matchups with Waterbury Career Academy: they've now lost five in a row.
Torrington lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being William Parkhouse, who scored 18 points. Parkhouse hasn't dropped below 16 points for five straight games. Adi Puskarevic was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with seven rebounds.
It was another big night for Zaire Lott, who scored 30 points along with six rebounds and four steals for Waterbury Career Academy. That makes it three consecutive games in which Lott has scored at least a third of Waterbury Career Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Williams, who scored 18 points.
Torrington's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Waterbury Career Academy, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 16-4.
Torrington will be playing at home against Holy Cross at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Holy Cross' favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. Waterbury Career Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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