The North Kingstown Skippers will face off against the Mt. Pleasant Kilties at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Kingstown knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Mt. Pleasant likes a good challenge.
North Kingstown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Portsmouth, who was ranked seventh at the time (North Kingstown was ranked 18th). North Kingstown snuck past Portsmouth with a 73-67 win on Wednesday. The score was all tied up 30-30 at the break, but the Skippers were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Mt. Pleasant suffered their biggest loss since February 9, 2024 on Wednesday. They took a blow against Central, falling 68-38. The Kilties have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The victory got North Kingstown back to even at 5-5. As for Mt. Pleasant, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
North Kingstown strolled past Mt. Pleasant in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a score of 56-42. Will North Kingstown repeat their success, or does Mt. Pleasant have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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