Basketball Recap: Portsmouth Has No Trouble Against Mt. Pleasant

Patriots

Margin (Wins)

01/17/25 @ Cumberland	35
12/12/24 vs Middletown	33
12/28/24 vs St. Raphael Academy	28
01/21/25 vs Cranston East	27
12/29/24 vs St. Raphael Academy	27

It's playoff time, and Portsmouth had no trouble coming through when it counted. They blew past the Mt. Pleasant Kilties 60-35 on Wednesday. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 21 points or more this season.

The win made it two in a row for Portsmouth and bumps their season record up to 15-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.5 points over those games. As for Mt. Pleasant, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-10.

Coming up, Portsmouth will host Smithfield at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Mt. Pleasant, they will head out on the road to face off against Tolman at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Tolman is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.7 points per game this season.