The Middletown Islanders nipped the visiting Exeter-West Greenwich Scarlet Knights basketball squad by a final score of 53-48 in Wednesday's non-league outing.

Next, the Islanders face the Tiverton Tigers (Tiverton, RI) in a Division II outing, on Thursday, January 9. Middletown will attempt to upgrade on its 3-5 season record. The Tigers enter the outing with a 0-8 record after their 52-38 non-league loss to Falmouth (Falmouth, MA).

The Scarlet Knights (4-2) will now prepare for their outing against Achievement First Providence (Providence, RI). The Falcons enter the Division III outing with a 2-6 record. In their last outing, Achievement First Providence got by Blackstone Valley Prep (Cumberland, RI), 46-31, in a league outing.