With a playoff game on the line, the Toll Gate Titans rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They skirted past the Cougars 50-48. The score was all tied up 26-26 at the break, but Toll Gate was the better team in the second half.
North Providence lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Lusine Hagopian, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Hagopian is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Andrea Vasquez, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
The win was the fourth in a row for Toll Gate, bringing their record for this year to 13-8. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.8 points per game. As for North Providence, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-8.
Toll Gate will square off against Narragansett at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Narragansett is coming into the match with four straight victories on the road, so Toll Gate will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. North Providence does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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