After a string of 16 wins, the Ridgefield Tigers's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a hard 73-57 fall against Staples. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (56), Ridgefield still had to take the loss.
It was another big night for Sam Clachko, who went 7 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 40 points and 0 assists for Staples. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Clachko has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Udell, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 assists.
Ridgefield's defeat dropped their record down to 19-2. As for Staples, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Ridgefield does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Staples will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Trumbull at 7:00 p.m. on February 29th. Trumbull knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 20 games -- so hopefully Staples likes a good challenge.
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