Page 6 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2022 Saugus drops four straight after win streak T By Greg Phipps he Saugus High School boys’ basketball team appeared to have righted its ship after putting together a threegame winning streak to improve to 6-2 on the season. However, four consecutive defeats during a busy stretch of games had the Sachems sitting dead even at 6-6 entering last Friday night’s game at Masconomet. The skid began with back-to-back home losses to Masco and Peabody last Thursday and Friday night – both close games. Against Masco, Jeury Barbosa and Ben Tapia-Gately notched 13 points each and Tyrone Manderson added 11 in a 5350 final. The loss to Peabody was another tight, hard-fought affair. Saugus nailed a three-point shot as the final buzzer sounded to force overtime. But, from there, it was all Peabody, as the Tanners dominated the extra session to grab a 65-50 victory – the final score not being indicative of how close the game was. Once again, Barbosa led the way offensively with 16 points. Manderson netted 12, and Ryan Mabee put forth a double-digit effort with 11. The Sachems had a difficult time stopping Peabody’s Luke Roan, who exploded with 25 points and hauled down 16 boards. The Sachems hoped to stem the tide when they traveled to Manchester-Essex High School to take on the Hornets on Monday night in an eventual 80-71 defeat. It didn’t start well for Saugus, which fell behind, 20-6, in the first quarter. A subsequent 11-4 run by the Sachems made it a 24-15 contest after one period. The second quarter was a back-and-forth affair as the SaSPORTS | SEE PAGE 15 Center Tyrone Manderson had a productive night offensively for the Sachems in a losing cause on Monday evening at Manchester-Essex. (Advocate photos by Greg Phipps) Saugus’s Ryan Mabee is shown gaining possession of the ball against two Manchester-Essex defenders last Monday. Saugus’s Jeury Barbosa is shown looking to drive to the basket during last Monday’s contest at Manchester-Essex.
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