The Barrington Eagles (Barrington, RI) basketball nipped the visiting St. Mary Academy-Bay View Bengals (East Providence, RI), 61-60 in Friday's league test.

The Eagles (13-7) will now prepare for their test against Classical (Providence, RI). The Purples go into the State Championship test with a 5-8 record.

The Bengals now own a 11-6 record. They play next when they host Ponaganset for a State Championship test on Monday, February 6. St. Mary Academy-Bay View will encounter a Chieftains squad coming off a 61-47 league win over Barrington (Barrington, RI). The Chieftains record now stands at 12-5.