Recap: Coventry Oakers vs. South Kingstown Rebels
On Friday, the Coventry Oakers faced the South Kingstown Rebels in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Coventry strolled past South Kingstown with points to spare, taking the game 67-51. For Coventry, this counts as revenge for the 75-44 defeat South Kingstown walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2023.
Coventry's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Logan Voelker led the charge by dropping a double-double on 24 points and 17 rebounds. Voelker has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Samuel Fuentes, who scored 16 points along with two steals and two blocks.
Coventry's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-10. As for South Kingstown, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Coventry will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Cranston West at 7:30 p.m. on February 22nd. Hopefully Coventry focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Friday. As for South Kingstown, they will head out on the road to take on Burrillville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Burrillville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Friday.
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