Basketball Game Preview: Toll Gate Titans vs. Exeter-West Greenwich Scarlet Knights

By Team Reports Jan 24, 2024, 2:35am

Preview: Toll Gate Titans vs. Exeter-West Greenwich Scarlet Knights

Toll Gate has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Exeter-West Greenwich Scarlet Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

On Tuesday, Toll Gate faced Lincoln School in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Toll Gate came out on top in a nail-biter against Lincoln School and snuck past 40-38. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Toll Gate has posted yet this season.

Exeter-West Greenwich posted their biggest win yet this season on Monday. They put the hurt on Pilgrim with a sharp 50-30 victory. The win made it back-to-back wins for Exeter-West Greenwich.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Exeter-West Greenwich to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ella Johnson, who scored 14 points along with seven steals. Kate Hebert was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with two steals.

Toll Gate pushed their record up to 8-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Exeter-West Greenwich, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.

Toll Gate came up short against Exeter-West Greenwich in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 51-41. Will Toll Gate have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.