Preview: Toll Gate Titans vs. Exeter-West Greenwich Scarlet Knights
Toll Gate and Exeter-West Greenwich are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Toll Gate Titans' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Exeter-West Greenwich Scarlet Knights at 6:00 p.m. on March 4th. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Toll Gate rose to the challenge on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Mariners 33-30. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Toll Gate has posted since January 23rd.
Meanwhile, Exeter-West Greenwich faced Lincoln School in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Exeter-West Greenwich enjoyed a cozy 58-41 win over Lincoln School on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Exeter-West Greenwich.
Exeter-West Greenwich's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Niniola Olawuyi, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 13 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Olawuyi has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kate Hebert, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds and five steals.
Toll Gate's victory bumped their record up to 14-8. As for Exeter-West Greenwich, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Toll Gate came up short against Exeter-West Greenwich in their previous meeting back in January, falling 49-40. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Exeter-West Greenwich's Ella Johnson, who scored 24 points along with three steals. Now that Toll Gate knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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