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Stratford Basketball Splits Games With Bethel, Barlow
The Red Devils will take a 6-3 record into Friday night's game with Pomperaug after splitting recent games with Bethel and Joel Barlow.
STRATFORD, CT — The Stratford High School boys’ basketball team defeated Bethel 50-44 last Thursday night to improve to 6-2.
The Red Devils struggled in the first half and scored only two points in the second quarter. Ben Petrie came off the bench in the third quarter and drained two 3-pointers to spark the offense.
Mike Olivencia led Stratford with 14 points, while Jayquan Kirkland added 13 points and Petrie finished with nine.
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Lorenzo Almonte was outstanding for Bethel scoring 34 of the team’s 44 total points.
Joel Barlow 67, Stratford 38: Stratford fell to 6-3 with a 67-38 loss to Joel Barlow on Tuesday night in Redding.
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The Red Devils trailed from the tip and could never get things going on either side of the ball.
Jayquan Kirkland led Stratford with 19 points.
Jeb Hurlbut scored a game-high 23 points for the Falcons, while Claron Casey finished with 12 points.
The Red Devils look to bounce back against Pomperaug at home at 7 p.m. on Friday.
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