Basketball Game Preview: Woonsocket Villa Novans vs. Westerly Bulldogs

By Team Reports Feb 15, 2024, 4:01am

Preview: Woonsocket Villa Novans vs. Westerly Bulldogs

Having just played yesterday, the Woonsocket Villa Novans will get right back to it and host the Westerly Bulldogs at 7:15 p.m. on February 15th. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard on Thursday.

On Wednesday, Woonsocket came up short against Smithfield and fell 72-61. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (60), Woonsocket still had to take the loss.

Despite the loss, Woonsocket had strong showings from Antonio Delgado, who scored 16 points, and Aaron Kelly, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 14 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Daunte Melton, who scored nine points.

Meanwhile, Westerly faced Classical in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Westerly received a tough blow on Friday as they fell 90-75 to Classical. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (59), Westerly still had to take the loss.

Woonsocket has been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 14 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season. As for Westerly, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.

Woonsocket came up short against Westerly in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 52-44. Will Woonsocket have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.

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