The Washington Demons held on down the stretch to earn a road victory in boys’ basketball last night, knocking off Oskaloosa 62-57. Washington had a brilliant first half on offense, doubling a nine-point lead in the first quarter to build a 41-23 advantage by halftime.

Oskaloosa would respond in a big way behind sophomore guard Max Roach’s game-high 25 points, 14 of which would come in the third period to trim the Demon lead to 48-42. But Washington would be able to hold serve in the final quarter and secure back-to-back wins.

After hitting back-to-back three-pointers to start the night, sophomore Drew Conrad hit clutch free throws late in the game to put away the victory on his way to a team-high 19 points scored. Junior Logan McDole added 15 points and was seven-of-eight at the free-throw line, while freshman Nic Stone hit a pair of threes and scored nine points off the bench to help the Demons improve to 3-3.

The Washington girls also came away with a 53-26 home victory over West Liberty yesterday, making it back-to-back wins that push the Demons’ record to 4-3. Both Washington teams will next play Friday against their fierce rivals from Mount Pleasant. You can hear both games of the doubleheader between the Demons and the Panthers Friday night starting at 5:30 on 106.1 FM KCII.