Match Report
Stowe School U18 1st vs  Marlborough College
On: Tuesday, 21 Jan 2025
Venue: at Home

Marlborough came into this game with a 6 from 6 playing record , so the Stowe team realised they would need to be on the top of their game to get anything from this match. Marlborough raced into an early 4-0 lead but Stowe responded in devastating fashion with a full court press, and raced into a 19-7 lead after the 1st period. The team was then pegged back in the 2nd period but led 28-22 at half-time. 3 3-pointers for Langford and 1 from Zu helped fire Stowe into a 44-36 lead at the end of the 3rd period. In the 4th period Stowe looked to be in control of the game, leading 52-44 but we were in for a frantic finish as Marlborough clawed their way back to trail by just 1 point. Stowe managed to hold on to clinch victory by the finest of margins 52-51. The boys put everything into this match and showed great composure when it really mattered at the end. Well done team!

Team/scorers

H Langford 17

G Xu 17

A Baxter 7

E Tyrer 5

O Dickmann-Pena 4

A Davis 2

I Ejim -

K Mbanefo -