TURNERS FALLS — It was the kind of all-close to staff hard work on both of those finishes of the court that Franklin Tech boys basketball mentor Tim Artus was hoping to see out of his workforce on Monday towards Lee. 

The Eagles dealt with the Wildcat press perfectly, with guards Ty Sadoski and Noah Ausikaitis getting the ball up courtroom and having advantage of odd male opportunities on the other close. 

Defensively, Franklin Tech’s push gave Lee hassle, main to a 64-56 Hampshire League North victory. 

“We obtained it completed on both equally finishes of the court docket,” Artus reported. “The other evening at Mount Greylock it did not function for us on possibly conclusion of the court. Tonight, it was a mirror opposite. Our press was turning them about and our offense was individual. We had far more well balanced scoring and it was pleasurable to enjoy.” 

With the sport going up-and-down the court docket all over with each teams pressing, there ended up chances for Sadoski to build and rating himself. 

He finished with a group-superior 28 points for the Eagles (2-4) while also generating numerous seems at the rim for his teammates. 

“It was a good push that Lee experienced,” Sadoski said. “It was excellent owning Noah back again. He assisted us get through it and our younger guards helped, also. I think we did a really great occupation with it. It was chaos but good chaos. If you can control it, it’s the identify of the sport. When you think you have a lane to the rim, you have to get it and rely on your instincts.” 

Each teams struggled to discover a rhythm offensively in the very first quarter. Tied 6-6, Tech scored the closing 5 points of the body immediately after Ausikaitis converted an and-one particular and Sadoski obtained to the rim for two. 

The commencing of the second quarter was dominated by Lee (1-2). The Wildcats went on an 8-2 operate to open up the quarter behind four factors from Tim Besaw to just take a 14-13 direct. 

Then it was time for the Eagles to go on a run of their possess. Ausikaitis designed a totally free throw, Gabe Tomasi scored consecutive buckets inside of and Robert Belval scored down very low to put Tech ahead, 20-14. Tech shut the quarter on a 9-4 operate to choose a 29-20 lead into the half. 

Sadoski was the essential player for the end of 50 % run, scoring 7 of all those 9 points. 

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