Basketball Recap: Luke Pierre-Louis Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Paul Cuffee

There's no place like home for Ponaganset, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They snuck past Paul Cuffee with a 66-61 win on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for the Chieftains, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Ponaganset got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Luke Pierre-Louis out in front who went 5 of 12 on his way to 13 points and three steals. Brady Miller was another key player, going 7 for 14 en route to 18 points.

Ponaganset is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.1 points per game. As for Paul Cuffee, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.

Ponaganset has already played their next game, a 69-52 win against North Smithfield on the 27th. Paul Cuffee has also already played their next contest (against Achievement First Providence), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.