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| 01/28/26 - Home | 66-65 W |
| 01/29/25 - Away | 52-68 L |
| 02/11/19 - Away | 42-67 L |
Hope proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 41) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They pulled ahead with a 66-65 photo finish over the North Smithfield Northmen. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Blue Wave have posted since December 29, 2025.
Hope is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.4 points over those games. As for North Smithfield, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-4.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Hope will square off against rival Toll Gate at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, North Smithfield is set to take on their familiar foe Times Squared Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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