In Friday's league outing, the Central Knights (Providence, RI) basketball squad edged the host Cranston East Thunderbolts (Cranston, RI), by a count of 61-59.

The Knights (8-1) will now prepare for their outing against Portsmouth (Portsmouth, RI). The Patriots go into the State Championship outing with a 4-5 record. In their last outing, Portsmouth was tipped by Barrington (Barrington, RI), 63-41, in a league outing.

The Thunderbolts now hold a 5-6 record. They play next when they host Barrington for a State Championship outing on Tuesday, January 17. Cranston East will clash with a Eagles squad coming off a 63-41 league win over Portsmouth (Portsmouth, RI). The Eagles record now stands at 7-4.