Juanita Sanchez Complex is on a six-game streak of home wins, while North Smithfield is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Juanita Sanchez Complex Cavaliers will take on the North Smithfield Northmen at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Juanita Sanchez Complex knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past eight contests -- so hopefully North Smithfield likes a good challenge.
Juanita Sanchez Complex put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season last Wednesday. They claimed a resounding 80-44 victory over Scituate on the road. 80 seems to be a good number for Juanita Sanchez Complex as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Juanita Sanchez Complex found their leader in underclassman Kyle Delves, who shot 7-for-10 from deep and dropped a double-double on 29 points and ten rebounds. Delves is absolutely dominating the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Taurean Williams, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.
In what's become a running theme this season, North Smithfield gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They put the hurt on Paul Cuffee with a sharp 52-30 win. Given North Smithfield's advantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while Paul Cuffee is ranked 46th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Juanita Sanchez Complex's victory bumped their record up to 8-0. As for North Smithfield, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Juanita Sanchez Complex suffered a grim 80-59 defeat to North Smithfield in their previous meeting back in December of 2022. Thankfully for Juanita Sanchez Complex, Issiah Chauvin (who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
