The Waterbury Career Academy Spartans came tearing into Friday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against Torrington by a score of 76-68. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
It was another big night for Zaire Lott, who scored 30 points along with six rebounds and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Waterbury Career Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Williams, who scored 18 points.
Several Raiders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was William Parkhouse, who scored 18 points. Parkhouse is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Adi Puskarevic, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds.
Waterbury Career Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Torrington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-8.
Waterbury Career Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Torrington, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Holy Cross at 7:00 p.m. Holy Cross has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,453 points over their last 19 contests.
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