The Torrington Raiders and the New Milford Green Wave squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Torrington Raiders had to settle for second. They suffered a tough 55-32 loss at the hands of the Green Wave. While losing is never fun, Torrington can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while New Milford is ranked tenth).
Torrington lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Haley Burger, who scored seven points along with two blocks.
Torrington struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Torrington's loss dropped their record down to 14-10. As for New Milford, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 19-4.
Torrington does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Milford, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 57-36 victory vs. Masuk on the 5th.
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