The Cumberland Clippers basketball squad (Cumberland, RI), lost 44-33 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Smithfield Sentinels (Esmond, RI)

With the victory, Smithfield advances its record to 4-3 on the year. The Sentinels travel to Narragansett (Narragansett, RI) to meet the Mariners in a Division II battle on Thursday, January 16. The Mariners enter the battle with a record of 9-1. Narragansett won 41-34 in their recent league battle against Rogers (Newport, RI)

The Clippers now own a 2-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Johnston for a Division II battle on Thursday, January 16. Cumberland will meet a Panthers squad coming off a 41-32 league loss to East Greenwich (East Greenwich, RI). The Panthers record now stands at 4-7.