Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the East Greenwich Avengers (East Greenwich, RI) and the visiting Portsmouth Patriots (Portsmouth, RI), saw East Greenwich's basketball squad overcome Portsmouth by a tally of 47-37.

With the victory, East Greenwich improves its record to 2-4 on the campaign. The Avengers host Bishop Hendricken (Warwick, RI) to confront the Hawks in a State Championship challenge on Wednesday, January 11. The Hawks come into the challenge with a record of 6-1. Bishop Hendricken won 93-60 in their recent league challenge against Narragansett (Narragansett, RI)

Next up, the Patriots confront the La Salle Academy Rams (Providence, RI) in a State Championship challenge, on Thursday, January 5. Portsmouth will attempt to improve on its 4-3 season record. The Rams come into the challenge with a 7-1 record after their 72-43 league win over Cumberland (Cumberland, RI).