The Sanford Warriors lost against the Middletown Cavaliers back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Sanford fell just short of Middletown by a score of 53-51. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Sanford in their matchups with Middletown: they've now lost four in a row.
Sanford's loss came despite strong showings from Stephen Conway and Marquis Newson. Conway scored 15 points, while Newson scored 15 points along with nine rebounds. Newson is absolutely dominating the block category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Taylor, who scored no points along with ten rebounds and seven blocks.
Sanford's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1. As for Middletown, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-0.
Sanford will be home for the holidays to greet Delcastle Technical at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Middletown will take on Fairfax Christian in a holiday battle at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday at. Fairfax Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past nine games -- so hopefully Middletown likes a good challenge.
