After flying high against Marysville-Pilchuck last Tuesday, Stanwood came back down to earth. The Stanwood Spartans took a 53-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Monroe Bearcats on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Bearcats are ranked 46th).
Loss or not, Stanwood got some senior leadership from Jack Edlund and Cole Williams. Edlund posted 12 points and five rebounds, while Williams went 5 for 10 on his way to 10 points and four steals. Williams is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jett Brager, who had eight points.
Spartans
| 01/17/25 vs Monroe | 45-53 |
| 01/14/25 vs Marysville-Pilchuck | 83-51 |
| 01/09/25 @ Snohomish | 44-41 |
| 01/07/25 @ Cascade | 61-59 |
| 01/03/25 @ Marysville Getchell | 55-65 |
With the defeat, Stanwood broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-11. As for Monroe, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-2.
Stanwood is taking a road trip to challenge Everett at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Monroe, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Marysville-Pilchuck at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Monroe's favor as the team sits on nine straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Marysville-Pilchuck has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road.
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