Barrington and Mt. Pleasant are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Barrington Eagles will challenge the Mt. Pleasant Kilties at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Barrington sitting on three straight wins and Mt. Pleasant on five.
Barrington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Middletown, who was ranked 25th at the time (Barrington was ranked fifth). Everything went Barrington's way against Middletown on Saturday as Barrington made off with a 70-50 victory. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 20 points or more this season.
Barrington's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Caleb Satisfield led the charge by putting up 16 points. Ryan Rigamonti was another key player, posting 12 points.
Meanwhile, Mt. Pleasant won against Worcester Academy on Saturday with 47 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. Mt. Pleasant secured a 47-41 W over Worcester Tech. That's two games straight that the Kilties have won by exactly six points.
Barrington's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Mt. Pleasant, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Everything came up roses for Barrington against Mt. Pleasant in their previous meeting back in February, as the squad secured a 68-35 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Barrington since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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