Basketball Recap: Westerly Falls Short Against Ranked West Warwick

On Friday, Westerly faced West Warwick in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Westerly Bulldogs took a hard 74-59 fall against the West Warwick Wizards. The Bulldogs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wizards apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.

Westerly's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Caleb Williams, who posted 14 points, and Lucas Pennell, who earned 12 points. Brayden Antoch was another key player, putting up eight points.

Owen Stearns continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for West Warwick, going 13-for-23 to rack up 36 points and seven boards. The dominant performance gave Stearns a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Trevone Chase, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds.

Westerly now has a losing record of 9-10. As for West Warwick, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-4.

Westerly didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 83-67 loss against Portsmouth on the 10th. As for West Warwick, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 61-54 defeat against South Kingstown on the 8th.