The Ponaganset Chieftains will face off against the West Warwick Wizards at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Ponaganset is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Moses Brown, who was ranked third at the time (Ponaganset was ranked second). Ponaganset took a 47-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of Moses Brown. The match marked the Chieftains' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, West Warwick was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a blow against Portsmouth, falling 57-24.
Shanna Correia was West Warwick's leading scorer, having posted ten points. Emily Santerre held things down on the boards with five rebounds. Brea Lima took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Ponaganset's defeat ended a 15-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 18-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.9 points over those games. As for West Warwick, their loss dropped their record down to 9-13.
Ponaganset was able to grind out a solid victory over West Warwick when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 51-40. Will Ponaganset repeat their success, or does West Warwick have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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