In Friday's league test, the Hope Blue Wave (Providence, RI) basketball squad knocked off the host Mt. Pleasant Kilties (Providence, RI), by a score of 48-30.

Next, the Blue Wave encounter the Block Island (New Shoreham, RI) in a Division III test, on Wednesday, January 22. Hope will attempt to improve on its 7-3 season record. The come into the test with a 1-4 record after their 33-18 league win over Times Squared Academy (Providence, RI).

The Kilties (4-8) will now prepare for their test against Exeter-West Greenwich (West Greenwich, RI). The Scarlet Knights come into the Division III test with a 10-3 record. In their last test, Exeter-West Greenwich was beaten by Prout (Wakefield, RI), 49-39, in a league game.