The Burrillville Broncos are taking a road trip to take on the South Kingstown Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Burrillville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.1 points per game this season.
Burrillville will bounce into Wednesday's match after beating Tiverton, who they had gone 1-7 against in their eight prior meetings. Burrillville breezed by Tiverton to the tune of 79-38 on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Broncos.
| 01/27/25 vs Tiverton | 25 |
| 12/28/23 @ Prout | 22 |
| 12/30/23 @ Coventry | 20 |
| 12/27/24 vs Prout | 18 |
| 01/09/25 vs Chariho | 17 |
Burrillville found their leader in sophomore Sean Zanella, who went 9 for 13 on his way to 25 points. The dominant performance gave Zanella a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Jordan Furtado, who went 6 of 11 en route to 15 points.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for South Kingstown, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They managed a 62-56 victory over East Greenwich on Monday.
Burrillville better keep an eye on Griffin Sward. He was instrumental in South Kingstown's win, putting up 24 points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Chaloux, who posted 11 points in addition to seven assists and six boards.
South Kingstown's win bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Burrillville, their victory bumped their record up to 11-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Burrillville has been crashing the rebounds this season, having averaged 29.2 boards per game. However, it's not like South Kingstown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.2 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Burrillville didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against South Kingstown when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 56-51 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Burrillville since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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