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| 01/14/20 - Home | 81-55 W |
| 01/09/19 - Away | 63-61 W |
| 01/23/18 - Away | 59-56 W |
| 01/25/17 - Home | 66-44 W |
Portsmouth has gone a perfect 4-0 against West Warwick recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Portsmouth Patriots will welcome the West Warwick Wizards at 5:00 p.m. Portsmouth has given up an average of 57.7 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.
Portsmouth heads in on the heels of a playoff contest two weeks ago. They took a 65-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bishop Hendricken. The Patriots have struggled against the Hawks recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meetings.
Meanwhile, West Warwick faced Moses Brown in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. West Warwick fell just short of Moses Brown by a score of 48-46. The game marked the Wizards' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Despite the defeat, West Warwick saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Trevone Chase posted nine points in addition to seven rebounds and three blocks. That's the most blocks Chase has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Hall, who had nine points.
Even though they lost, West Warwick was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. This was only their fourth loss (out of 22 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
West Warwick moved to 19-6 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points over those games. As for Portsmouth, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-7.
Everything went Portsmouth's way against West Warwick in their previous matchup back in January of 2020, as Portsmouth made off with an 81-55 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was West Warwick's Jakhai Rose, who dropped a double-double with 27 points and 11 boards. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Portsmouth to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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