The Winooski Spartans waltzed into their game on Wednesday with 11 straight wins but they left with 12. They snuck past Williamstown with a 59-53 victory. 59 seems to be a good number for Winooski as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Despite the loss, Williamstown still got an impressive performance from Evan Bailey, who scored 25 points along with five steals. That was a full 47.2% of Williamstown's points, marking the eighth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Nick Mascitti, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
Winooski's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points per game. As for Williamstown, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-7.
Winooski will look to defend their home court on Friday against Craftsbury Academy at 7:30 p.m. Craftsbury Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Vermont Rankings (they are ranked 61st, while Winooski is ranked 15th). As for Williamstown, they will head out on the road to take on Blue Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Vermont (Williamstown is ranked 24th, while Blue Mountain is ranked 46th).
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