Basketball Game Preview: Westerly Bulldogs vs. East Hampton Bellringers
By Team Reports
Jan 29, 2025, 2:26am
Basketball Preview: Westerly Bulldogs vs. East Hampton Bellringers
The Westerly Bulldogs will head out to square off against the East Hampton Bellringers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Westerly is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games.
Westerly is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Classical 72-23 on Tuesday. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.
01/28/25 vs Classical | 4 |
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01/22/25 vs West Warwick | 5 |
01/18/25 vs Cranston West | 7 |
01/16/25 @ Chariho | 5 |
Kate Rafferty and Ella Reyes were among the main playmakers for Westerly as the former almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine steals and the latter went 5 for 10 en route to 15 points along with five boards and four steals. Reyes is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Nova Woodward, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 13 points.
Westerly smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, East Hampton sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 34-32 victory over Cromwell on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bellringers.
Westerly has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.5 points per game. As for East Hampton, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
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