Basketball Game Preview: North Kingstown Skippers vs. Cranston West Falcons

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Previous Games

01/02/25 - Away	65-51 W
02/12/24 - Away	46-44 W
01/15/24 - Home	78-56 W
01/06/23 - Home	72-19 W
12/16/22 - Away	63-42 W
+ 5 more games

North Kingstown has gone 10-0 against Cranston West recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The North Kingstown Skippers will be playing at home against the Cranston West Falcons at 7:00 p.m.

North Kingstown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Ponaganset, who was ranked fourth at the time (North Kingstown was ranked first). North Kingstown took a 49-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ponaganset on Friday. The Skippers' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, Cranston West didn't have too much trouble with Classical on Friday as they won 66-49. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.

Cranston West's win came from a few key players North Kingstown will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kyla Buco, who went 7 for 17 on her way to 20 points in addition to five assists and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Talya Walker, who went 5 for 9 on her way to 13 points in addition to seven assists and five steals.

Cranston West smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive games.

Cranston West's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for North Kingstown, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 8-1.

North Kingstown strolled past Cranston West in their previous meeting last Thursday by a score of 65-51. Will North Kingstown repeat their success, or does Cranston West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.