Rhode Island High School Basketball - Classical can't hold off Portsmouth
January 11, 2024: Portsmouth, RI 02871 The Portsmouth Patriots basketball team scored 50 points and held the visiting Classical Purples to 44 in the Patriots league triumph on Thursday.
The Patriots now sport a 6-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host St. Mary Academy-Bay View for a Division 1 contest on Monday, January 15. Portsmouth will battle a Bengals team coming off a 45-42 league win over La Salle Academy (Providence, RI). The Bengals record now stands at 7-3.
The Purples (1-6) will now prepare for their contest against Scituate (North Scituate, RI). The Spartans enter the Division 1 contest with a 4-5 record. In their last contest, Scituate nudged Rogers (Newport, RI), 57-41, in a league contest.