Barrington and Portsmouth are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Barrington Eagles will host the Portsmouth Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Barrington's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six contests.
Barrington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: North Kingstown, who was ranked 20th at the time (Barrington was ranked seventh). Barrington enjoyed a cozy 82-64 win over North Kingstown on Tuesday. The score was all tied up 38-38 at the break, but the Eagles were the better team in the second half.
| 02/04/25 @ North Kingstown | 37 |
| 01/25/25 @ Wheeler | 24 |
| 01/27/25 @ Smithfield | 23 |
| 01/21/25 vs Lincoln | 22 |
| 01/23/25 vs Westerly | 22 |
Ryan Rigamonti and Caleb Satisfield were among the main playmakers for Barrington as the former posted 37 points and the latter put up 25 points. The dominant performance gave Rigamonti a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Colin McDermott, who had eight points.
Meanwhile, Portsmouth hadn't done well against East Providence recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Portsmouth came out on top against East Providence by a score of 66-59.
Barrington's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.0 points per game. As for Portsmouth, their win bumped their record up to 12-5.
Things could have been worse for Barrington, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 79-61 loss to Portsmouth when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Barrington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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