The North Providence Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Narragansett Mariners at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Providence has nine straight wins, Narragansett has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
North Providence is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Pilgrim, who was ranked eighth at the time (North Providence was ranked fourth). North Providence walked away with a 60-49 victory over Pilgrim on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Narragansett didn't have quite enough to beat Coventry on Wednesday and fell 52-50.
North Providence's win was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-1. 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.
North Providence was able to grind out a solid victory over Narragansett in their previous meeting back in February of 2020, winning 65-55. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Providence 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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