The Cranston East Thunderbolts basketball team scored 53 points and limited the visiting Middletown Islanders to 22 in the Thunderbolts non-league triumph on Saturday.

The Thunderbolts now have a 3-6 record. They play next when they host Shea for a non-league game on Monday, January 13. Cranston East will confront a Raiders team coming off a 56-45 non-league loss to North Kingstown (North Kingstown, RI). The Raiders record now stands at 0-3.

With the loss, Middletown falls to 0-3 on the campaign. The Islanders host St. Georges Tech (Middletown, DE) to confront the Hawks in a non-league game on Tuesday, January 14. The Hawks go into the game with a record of 0-0.