Basketball Game Preview: Tiverton Tigers vs. Mt. Hope Huskies

The Tiverton Tigers will challenge the Mt. Hope Huskies at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Tiverton is coming into the game hot, having won their last 11 games.

Tiverton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Mt. Hope, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Tiverton was ranked 11th). Tiverton came out on top against Mt. Hope by a score of 51-44 on Thursday.

Sara Poland

Points

02/13/25 vs Mt. Hope	24
02/05/25 @ Johnston	16
01/07/25 @ East Greenwich	9
02/11/25 vs Toll Gate	8
01/30/25 vs Narragansett	8

Tiverton found their leader in sophomore Sara Poland, who went 8-for-20 en route to 24 points and six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Poland has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jah'Niece Branch, who posted 11 points and seven boards.

Tiverton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.

Tiverton pushed their record up to 16-6 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.1 points over those games. As for Mt. Hope, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season.