Norwich’s Steven Dowdall posts 20 points in the win over Windsor. (Photo from Norwich Boys Basketball-Tracy Vinal)

NORWICH – The Norwich Purple Tornado boys basketball team has found success against Windsor this season, sweeping the two-game series, including a 61-48 victory on Friday. Norwich had defeated Windsor in the first meeting 69-55 in December.

With only a few regular season games remaining, Norwich knows they must be won in order to keep any postseason chances alive.

Norwich excelled right off the bat with 21 points scored in the first quarter, 11 of those coming from Steven Dowdall. Dowdall finished with 20 points on the night and Wyatt Thornton knocked down four three’s with 14 points.

Norwich was not finished as they posted a total of 30 points in the second and third quarter, making any offensive strategies by Windsor impossible.

Norwich sits at 5-10 on the season with their next game against Oneonta on Thursday at 7:45 p.m. Oneonta is sitting atop the STAC East standings at 8-5 and defeated Norwich 69-55 in the first matchup.

Scores by Quarter:

WI 12 18 9 9—48

NO 21 13 17 10—61

WI: Ryan Kristoff 22, Alex Balachick 10, Dylan Decker 9, Nick Pisano 3, Jayson Chase 2, RJ Burnett 2.

NO: Steven Dowdall 20, Wyatt Thornton 14, Damien Kane 9, Mitchell Collins 8, Jerell Stokes 3, Colin Olds 3, Kaleb Turner 2, Zak Myers 2.

Three-Pointers: WI 8 (Decker 3, Kristoff 2, Balachick 2, Pisano); NO 7 (Thornton 4, Dowdall 3)