Stillwater 65    Mechanicville 64

Leading Scorers:  Stillwater – Kaelan Leak 22, 5 3’s    Jaxon Mueller 20    Lukas Lilac 11      Mechanicville – Colin Richarson 17    Cruz Goverski 17   Austin Rosowicz 12, 3 3’s

Key Stat:  Stillwater made more free throws than Mechanicville attempted connecting on 15 of 22 while the host squad converted 9 of 14 from the stripe.  

Take Away:  Stillwater, ranked #2 New York state, Class B, took the short trip into Mechanicville to face the #15th ranked Class B squad in a much-anticipated matchup that didn’t disappoint. 

Stillwater ran out to a 14-3 lead just three minutes in before Mechanicville slowly crawled back in, trimming the deficit to one at 35-34 heading into the break.

Late in the third period and into the start of the final frame the visitors again opened up a double-digit lead and with 3:15 remaining held a 63-50 advantage.

But Mechanicville stormed back and pulled to within one on a Richardson triple with :03 left before Stillwater ran out the clock.  

With the win Stillwater moves to 11-0, 8-0 on the year while Mechanicville goes to 8-2, 7-2 for the season.