Tiverton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 56-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Toll Gate Titans. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Titans 16-8 in the first quarter.
Tiverton lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Bobby Bettencourt, who posted 11 points. Brendan King was another key player, putting up nine points.
Liam Leahy was a one-man wrecking crew for Toll Gate as he went 6 for 12 on his way to 19 points along with five rebounds and five steals. The dominant performance gave Leahy a new career-high in steals.
Tiverton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13-1. As for Toll Gate, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tiverton will head out to challenge Burrillville at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Burrillville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.9 points per game this season. As for Toll Gate, they will venture away from home to square off against Pilgrim at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Pilgrim is on a three-game streak of home wins, Toll Gate a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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