Basketball Recap: Woonsocket Falls Despite Big Games from Angel Hernandez and Andrew Bissonnette

The Woonsocket Villa Novans lost 81-57 to the Moses Brown Quakers on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Villa Novans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Quakers are ranked fifth).

Woonsocket's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Andrew Bissonnette, who posted 12 points along with five assists and five boards, and Angel Hernandez, who earned 11 points and three steals. That's the most points Bissonnette has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Demetri Brin, who had nine points.

Leading Moses Brown to victory were Otis Crosby and Donovan Clement. Crosby almost dropped a double-double with 25 points and nine rebounds, while Clement went 6-for-14 on his way to 20 points in addition to seven boards and five blocks. Crosby's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 19 points. Another player making a difference was Aiden Mobray, who scored ten points and three steals.

Woonsocket's loss was their 15th straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-20. As for Moses Brown, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-2.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Woonsocket won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Coventry at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Moses Brown, they and Burrillville will face off at 6:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played. Moses Brown knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 21 contests -- so hopefully Burrillville likes a good challenge.