The Burrillville Broncos will head out to challenge the West Warwick Wizards at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Burrillville's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven games.
Burrillville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: North Providence, who was ranked fourth at the time (Burrillville was ranked 14th). Burrillville fell just short of North Providence by a score of 69-67 on Monday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (63), the Broncos still had to take the loss.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jack Belluzzi, who posted 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Gelinas, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 12 boards.
Meanwhile, West Warwick hadn't done well against Coventry recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. West Warwick claimed a resounding 70-41 victory over Coventry.
West Warwick's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-5. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.5 points over those games. As for Burrillville, their loss dropped their record down to 13-6.
Burrillville skirted past West Warwick 54-52 in their previous matchup back in February of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Burrillville 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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