The Toll Gate Titans will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against the Lincoln Lions at 6:30 p.m. Hopefully Toll Gate focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Friday.
Last Friday, Toll Gate ended up a good deal behind Shea and lost 63-47. Toll Gate has struggled against Shea recently, as their match on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Toll Gate's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Liam Leahy, who scored 14 points along with two steals, and Jack Colvin who scored 15 points. Leahy has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, even though Mt. Hope scored an imposing 65 points on Friday, Lincoln still came out on top. Lincoln took their match against Mt. Hope 77-65. Given Lincoln's advantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while Mt. Hope is ranked 41st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Camden Dichiara, who scored 35 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Bergeron, who scored 13 points.
Toll Gate's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-18. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.7 points per game. As for Lincoln, their win bumped their record up to 20-1.
Wednesday's match is shaping up to be a scrappy match: Toll Gate have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 33.3 rebounds per game. It's a different story for Lincoln, though, as they've been averaging only 7.4 rebounds per game. Given Toll Gate's sizable advantage in that area, Lincoln will need to find a way to close that gap.
Toll Gate took a serious blow against Lincoln in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, falling 92-38. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Toll Gate was down 52-17.
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