Saugerties has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 64-61 heartbreaker at the hands of the Beacon Bulldogs. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (60), the Sawyers still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Saugerties lost on Sunday, don't look at Mccoy Rothe. Despite the final result, he went 5 for 10 to rack up 16 points and five boards. What's more, Rothe also posted a 67% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in February of 2024. Liam Boek also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Saugerties' loss dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Beacon, they pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Saugerties wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 74-52 defeat against Our Lady of Lourdes on the 4th. As for Beacon, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 71-53 win against Port Jervis on the 4th.
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