The Tiverton Tigers will challenge the East Providence Townies at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Tiverton sitting on 12 straight wins and East Providence on four.
Tiverton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Mt. Hope 51-34. 51 seems to be a good number for the Tigers as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Tiverton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jenna Del Deo led the charge by going 6-for-13 to rack up 15 points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jah'Niece Branch, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 14 boards.
Meanwhile, East Providence faced Smithfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. East Providence slipped by Smithfield 44-43.
Tiverton's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.9 points over those games. As for East Providence, their victory bumped their record up to 15-5.
Tiverton couldn't quite finish off East Providence in their previous matchup back in January and fell 47-44. Can Tiverton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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