The Shea Raiders had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.3 points), and they went ahead and made it eight on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Chariho with a sharp 55-35 win. Shea has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Despite the loss, Chariho still got an impressive performance from Keira Frias, who scored 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Megan Ballard, who scored eight points.
Shea pushed their record up to 10-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points per game. As for Chariho, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Shea will take on Coventry at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Coventry will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Rhode Island Rankings (they are ranked 29th, while Shea is ranked fourth). As for Chariho, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Tiverton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
