Chieftains
| 01/31/25 @ Prout | 77-74 |
| 01/29/25 vs Davies Career & Tech | 54-53 |
| 01/27/25 @ North Smithfield | 69-52 |
| 01/23/25 vs Paul Cuffee | 66-61 |
Ponaganset waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 77-74 victory over the Prout Crusaders. This was payback for the Chieftains, who suffered a 59-56 loss the last time these two teams met.
Ponaganset's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but TIm Hicks led the charge by going 6 for 11 on his way to 12 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. Brady Miller was another key player, putting up 21 points.
Hicks wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Ponaganset was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Prout only racked up 12 assists.
Several Crusaders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Charlie Horne, who went 8 of 17 en route to 21 points and five boards. Horne's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Lawson O'Hearn, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 15 rebounds.
Ponaganset has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.7 points per game. As for Prout, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-7.
Ponaganset has already played their next contest, a 67-54 win against Hope on the 4th. As for Prout, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 66-48 victory against Davies Career & Tech on the 4th.
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