After flying high against Block Island last Saturday, Hope came back down to earth. The Hope Blue Wave took a 68-52 bruising from the North Smithfield Northmen on Wednesday. The Blue Wave were not able to make up for their defeat to the Northmen from their previous meeting back in February of 2019.
North Smithfield was led to victory by Sam Drolet and Connor Reilly. Drolet posted 21 points, while Reilly scored 19 points. With that strong performance, Drolet is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. Another player making a difference was Brady Deschene, who earned nine points.
Hope now has a losing record at 6-7. As for North Smithfield, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Hope will challenge Toll Gate at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Toll Gate will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Hope surely won't give up without a fight. As for North Smithfield, they will square off against Times Squared Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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