Basketball Game Preview: West Warwick Wizards vs. Burrillville Broncos

The West Warwick Wizards will square off against the Burrillville Broncos at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. West Warwick is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.

West Warwick is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They managed a 54-50 win over Pilgrim.

Owen Stearns

Points

02/22/25 vs Pilgrim	25
02/12/25 vs Burrillville	23
02/08/25 vs South Kingstown	17
02/07/25 @ Westerly	36
02/04/25 @ Chariho	22

Owen Stearns was his usual excellent self, to rack up 25 points along with six rebounds and four blocks. His big performance that evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Hall, who posted nine points and five boards.

West Warwick smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in eight consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Burrillville faced North Providence in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Burrillville secured a 51-47 W over North Providence. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Broncos.

West Warwick better keep an eye on Logan Gelinas. He was instrumental in Burrillville's win, dropping a double-double with 20 points and ten rebounds. That's the most points Gelinas has posted since back in January. Jack Dichiaro was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with nine points and nine boards.

West Warwick's record now sits at 18-5. As for Burrillville, their record is now 16-8.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest-scoring teams around. West Warwick hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 66.9 points per game. However, it's not like Burrillville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 63.6 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can put up more.

Everything went West Warwick's way against Burrillville in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as West Warwick made off with an 87-67 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Warwick since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.