The West Warwick Wizards will head out on the road to challenge the East Providence Townies at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. West Warwick is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50 points per game this season.
On Friday, West Warwick didn't have too much trouble with North Smithfield as they won 43-28. The Wizards pushed the score to 37-17 by the end of the third, a deficit the Northmen cut but never quite recovered from.
West Warwick got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Brea Lima out in front who posted 12 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Lex Foley, who put up six points in addition to six assists and five boards.
Meanwhile, East Providence faced Rogers in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. East Providence sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 41-38 win over Rogers. While the Townies didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
West Warwick has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for East Providence, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Everything came up roses for West Warwick against East Providence in their previous matchup back in February of 2022, as the team secured a 62-32 win. Will West Warwick repeat their success, or does East Providence have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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