The Shea Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the West Warwick Wizards at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Shea comes in on 15 and West Warwick on three.
On Tuesday, Shea faced Smithfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Shea put the hurt on Smithfield with a sharp 67-43 win. Shea has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 20 points or more this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, West Warwick gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Prout as West Warwick made off with a 50-25 win.
West Warwick's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lex Foley, who scored nine points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jade Truss, who scored 11 points.
Shea pushed their record up to 17-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.6 points per game. As for West Warwick, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Shea came out on top in a nail-biter against West Warwick when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 46-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shea since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
