The Monument Mountain Spartans will be playing at home against the Uxbridge Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Monument Mountain's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 15 matches.
Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Monument Mountain couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Generals by a score of 65-63. The loss put an end to Monument Mountain's undefeated start to the season.
Meanwhile, in a tight match that could have gone either way, Uxbridge made off with a 45-44 victory over Ayer Shirley. That's two games straight that Uxbridge has won by exactly one point.
Uxbridge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ethan Mccusker led the charge by scoring 11 points. Another player making a difference was Thatcher Sweeney, who scored nine points.
Monument Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 19-1. As for Uxbridge, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-8.
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