Basketball Recap: Westerly Falls Short of Barrington in the Playoffs

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Westerly can now relate to. They took a 76-68 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Barrington Eagles on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost five in a row.

Lucas Pennell

Points

02/18/25 @ Barrington	28
02/14/25 @ North Kingstown	24
02/12/25 vs La Salle Academy	15
02/10/25 vs Portsmouth	18

When it comes to explaining why Westerly lost, don't look at Lucas Pennell. Despite the final result, he posted 28 points. Pennell's big performance that evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Caleb Williams, who had 12 points.

It was another big night for Caleb Satisfield, who scored 33 points for Barrington. Satisfield continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin McDermott, who earned 15 points.

Westerly's loss dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Barrington, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.

Westerly does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Barrington, they have already played their next game, a 74-65 defeat against Central on the 21st.