After flying high against Milby last Saturday, Sterling came back down to earth. The Sterling Raiders fell 69-61 to the Spring Woods Tigers on Friday.
Spring Woods got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Asher Roth out in front who went 6 of 7 from beyond the arc on his way to 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trae Pickens, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds.
Sterling dropped their record down to 3-6 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for Spring Woods, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 7-4.
Sterling and Waltrip will compete for holiday cheer at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Waltrip knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Sterling likes a good challenge. As for Spring Woods, they will head out to take on Milby at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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