Having just played yesterday, the Westerly Bulldogs will jump right back in to play the Portsmouth Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Westerly knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Portsmouth likes a good challenge.
Westerly is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: North Kingstown, who was ranked 18th at the time (Westerly was ranked 19th). Westerly fell just short of North Kingstown by a score of 78-75 on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (56), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Portsmouth waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Sentinels by a score of 51-41.
Westerly has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.2 points over those games. As for Portsmouth, their victory bumped their record up to 16-6.
Westerly ended up a good deal behind Portsmouth in their previous meeting on Monday, losing 83-67. Can Westerly avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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