Rhode Island High School Basketball - Middletown can't hold off North Providence
December 13, 2023: North Providence, RI 02904 The North Providence Cougars basketball team scored 45 points and held the visiting Middletown Islanders to 40 in the Cougars league triumph on Wednesday.
The Cougars now sport a 1-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Exeter-West Greenwich for a Division 3 contest on Friday, December 15. North Providence will battle a Scarlet Knights team coming off a 44-31 league win over Pilgrim (Warwick, RI). The Scarlet Knights record now stands at 2-0.
The Islanders (1-1) will now prepare for their contest against North Smithfield (North Smithfield, RI). The Northmen enter the Division 3 contest with a 1-0 record. In their last contest, North Smithfield nudged Lincoln (Lincoln, RI), 38-37, in a league contest.