On Friday, the Waterbury Career Academy Spartans faced the Crosby Bulldogs in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Waterbury Career Academy snuck past Crosby with a 66-62 victory. The victory was nothing new for Waterbury Career Academy as they're now sitting on five straight.
Waterbury Career Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zaire Lott, who scored 24 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Lott has been hot recently, having posted 24 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonovan Bracey, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Crosby lost, one person who can't be blamed is Daniel Melendez. Despite the final result, he scored 24 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Melendez has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last three times he's played. Curtis Ellis was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with two blocks.
Waterbury Career Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Crosby, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-4.
Waterbury Career Academy will head out on the road to face off against Naugatuck at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Waterbury Career Academy is coming into the match with 12 straight wins on the road, so Naugatuck is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Crosby, they will be playing at home against Torrington at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Averaging 78.82 points so far this season, Crosby's high-powered offense has been in full-swing lately, so Torrington better be ready for a challenge.
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