Prout waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with an 83-72 victory over the North Smithfield Northmen. This was payback for the Crusaders, who suffered a 76-52 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Lawson O'Hearn
| 01/21/25 vs North Smithfield | 24 |
| 01/17/25 @ Central Falls | 23 |
| 01/15/25 vs Block Island | 3 |
| 01/13/25 @ Chariho | 12 |
| 01/11/25 @ Tiverton | 10 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Prout to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lawson O'Hearn, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten boards. With that strong performance, O'Hearn is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. Another player making a difference was Charlie Horne, who went 7 for 15 en route to 23 points and seven rebounds.
Prout smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.
When it comes to explaining why North Smithfield lost, don't look at Connor Reilly. Despite the final result, he posted 26 points. Reilly's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Stark, who put up 14 points.
Prout pushed their record up to 9-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.6 points per game. As for North Smithfield, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Prout will head out to square off against Mt. Hope at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Prout's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight contests. As for North Smithfield, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Davies Career & Tech at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Smithfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.4 points per game this season.
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