Staples won the last time they faced Newtown and things went their way on Monday too. The Staples Wreckers were the clear victor by a 75-52 margin over the Newtown Nighthawks. The Wreckers pushed the score to 63-35 by the end of the third, a deficit the Nighthawks cut but never quite recovered from.
| 12/23/24 @ Newtown | 5 |
| 01/23/24 @ Darien | 4 |
| 01/26/24 vs Greenwich | 4 |
| 02/06/24 @ Warde | 4 |
| 02/12/24 vs Trumbull | 4 |
Leading Staples to victory were Sam Clachko and Adam Udell. Clachko went 9 of 17 on his way to 26 points and three steals, while Udell went 5 of 8 on his way to 13 points in addition to eight assists and five steals. Those five steals gave Udell a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Corrigan, who posted eight points.
The victory made it two in a row for Staples and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Newtown, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Staples and Kennedy will round out the year against one another at at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Newtown, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Northwestern Regional at 7:15 p.m.
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