The East Greenwich Avengers will venture away from home to face off against the Narragansett Mariners at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East Greenwich is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against North Smithfield, sneaking past 46-43. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Avengers have posted since December 11, 2023.
Meanwhile, Narragansett had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five last Thursday. They breezed past the Oakers to the tune of 59-27. The Mariners have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 21 points or more this season.
Narragansett pushed their record up to 18-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.4 points over those games. As for East Greenwich, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season.
East Greenwich took a serious blow against Narragansett in their previous meeting back in January, falling 50-15. Can East Greenwich avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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