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Demons sweep Trojans
Washington girls, boys basketball pick up road wins
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FAIRFIELD - Washington completed a sweep over Southeast Conference rival Fairfield on Friday. The Demon girls basketball team started the night with a 53-29 win over the Trojans. The boys team followed suit with a 57-39 victory.
Adalyn Long outscored everyone on the floor in both games, leading the Washington girls team with 21 points, all in the first half. Long scored the Demons first eight points, and made three 3-pointers in the first quarter.
Long finished the half with five 3s. She nailed the fifth at the halftime buzzer to make it 34-14 Demons.
Behind Long, eight other players scored for Washington. Junior Sarah Berdo and sophomore Reagan Miller were the teams second leading scorers. Both finished with eight points off the bench.
Senior Elyse Setterstrom led Fairfield in scoring with 11 points. Junior Emma Metcalf chipped in six off the bench.
Drew Conrad led the Demons with 19 points in the boys game. He helped Washington generate a 12-2 run to close the first half after the Demons held just a 17-15 lead with four minutes left.
Washington didn’t cool off when it came out of the locker room. The Demons scored the first eight points of the second half to take a 37-17 lead, which it protected the rest of the way.
Both Conrad and junior Nic Stone achieved season highs in scoring. Stone racked up 17 points, including three made 3-pointers.
Rajan Roth scored seven points for Washington. Tate Greiner had six, while Kael Williams and Aidan Schmitz each scored four.
Fairfield was led by Ethan Bisgard. The junior scored 14 of the team’s 39 points, setting a new season high.
Eli Zillman was the only other Trojan in double figures with 10 points. Jeremy Parker scored six and Nolan Smith had three points. Spencer McCready, Luke Thornton and Axl Starr each had two.
Washington girls basketball improved to 3-2, while the boys team is 3-1. Both teams are 1-1 in SEC play.
Fairfield dropped to 1-3 on the boys side and the girls team fell to 1-5. The boys team is 1-1 in SEC play and the girls team is 0-2.
