The Narragansett Mariners will square off against the North Providence Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Narragansett has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with five straight losses, while North Providence will come in with nine straight victories.
Narragansett is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Coventry, who was ranked 20th at the time (Narragansett was ranked 23rd). Narragansett fell just short of Coventry by a score of 52-50 on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, North Providence was able to grind out a solid win over Pilgrim on Wednesday, taking the game 60-49.
North Providence pushed their record up to 15-1 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points per game. As for Narragansett, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Narragansett came up short against North Providence when the teams last played back in February of 2020, falling 65-55. Will Narragansett have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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