Rhode Island High School Basketball - Portsmouth trounces St. Raphael Academy
January 11, 2022: Portsmouth, RI 02871 The Portsmouth Patriots (Portsmouth, RI) basketball crushed the visiting St. Raphael Academy Saints (Pawtucket, RI), 49-22 in Tuesday's league contest.
The Patriots now sport a 4-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to East Greenwich for a State Championship A contest on Thursday, January 13. Portsmouth will battle a Avengers team coming off a 63-54 league loss to Ponaganset (North Scituate, RI). The Avengers record now stands at 4-6.
The Saints (1-5) will now prepare for their contest against Barrington (Barrington, RI). The Eagles enter the State Championship B contest with a 8-1 record. In their last contest, Barrington was routed by North Kingstown (North Kingstown, RI), 63-31, in a league contest.