Cranston West is 2-8 against Barrington since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Cranston West Falcons duke it out with the Barrington Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Cranston West is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They took a blow against Ponaganset, falling 76-49. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Chieftains are ranked first).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Kyla Buco, who went 7 of 13 on her way to 23 points and five boards. That was a full 46.9% of Cranston West's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Maggie Sjovall, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Barrington came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 44-37 victory over the Quakers.
Barrington's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.2 points per game. As for Cranston West, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Cranston West came up short against Barrington in their previous meeting on January 7th, falling 43-30. Will Cranston West have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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