The Smithfield Sentinels tipped the host Classical Purples basketball team by a final score of 54-49 in Friday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Sentinels face the Portsmouth Patriots (Portsmouth, RI) in a non-league game, on Saturday, February 3. Smithfield will attempt to move on its 3-6 season record. The Patriots enter the game with a 9-4 record after their 61-44 non-league loss to Cranston East (Cranston, RI).

With the loss, Classical drops to 2-9 on the season. The Purples travel to Portsmouth (Portsmouth, RI) to encounter the Patriots in a non-league test on Monday, February 5. The Patriots go into the test with a record of 9-5. Portsmouth lost 52-41 in their recent non-league test against Smithfield (Esmond, RI)