
Patriots
02/19/25 vs Cranston West | 60-46 |
02/13/25 vs West Warwick | 57-24 |
02/11/25 @ St. Mary Academy-Bay View | 45-35 |
02/10/25 vs South Kingstown | 54-21 |
02/07/25 vs Classical | 62-12 |
02/03/25 @ Juanita Sanchez Complex | 56-27 |
With a playoff win on the line, Portsmouth rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They took down the Cranston West Falcons 60-46. The win was familiar territory for the Patriots, who have now won six contests in a row.
Portsmouth's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Annie Hurd, who went 7-for-17 en route to 16 points in addition to eight steals and six rebounds. Hurd has been hot, having posted three or more steals the last seven times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Stella Orr, who went 6-for-14 on her way to 18 points and eight boards.
Portsmouth was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.1 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 8.8.
Cranston West lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Kyla Buco, who posted 17 points. Darien Kiernan was another key player, putting up nine points.
Portsmouth pushed their record up to 13-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.5 points. As for Cranston West, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 13 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season.
Portsmouth will challenge Ponaganset at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Cranston West does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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