Basketball Recap: Exeter-West Greenwich Comes Up Short

Exeter-West Greenwich was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 79-72 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Prout Crusaders. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (61), the Scarlet Knights still had to take the loss.

Prout got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Lawson O'Hearn out in front who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds. The match was O'Hearn's eighth in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Mike Brugnoli, who went 7-for-17 en route to 22 points and five boards.

Exeter-West Greenwich's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Prout, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.

Exeter-West Greenwich has already played their next game, a 67-65 defeat against Toll Gate on the 10th. As for Prout, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, an 80-61 win against Achievement First Providence on the 11th.