Basketball Preview: La Salle Academy Rams vs. East Greenwich Avengers
La Salle Academy is 6-0 against the Avengers since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The La Salle Academy Rams will look to defend their home court against the East Greenwich Avengers at 7:00 p.m. La Salle Academy will be looking to keep their 20-game home win streak (dating back to last season) alive.
On Monday, La Salle Academy faced the Sentinels in a battle between two of the state's top teams. La Salle Academy strolled past the Sentinels with points to spare, taking the game 66-52.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 26-26 at halftime, East Greenwich was not quite the Villa Novans' equal in the second half on Thursday. East Greenwich fell to the Villa Novans 56-51. East Greenwich has not had much luck with the Villa Novans recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
La Salle Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for East Greenwich, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
La Salle Academy strolled past the Avengers in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 57-38. Does La Salle Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Avengers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
