Basketball Recap: Westerly Skates Past West Warwick with Ease

Westerly came tearing into Wednesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the West Warwick Wizards 68-25. For the Bulldogs, this counts as revenge for the 64-44 win the Wizards walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2022.

Westerly was led to victory by Ella Reyes and Kate Rafferty. Reyes went 7 of 11 en route to 20 points in addition to seven boards and five steals, while Rafferty posted six points along with eight assists and seven steals. Reyes is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Juliana Voisnet, who scored seven points.

Westerly smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in five consecutive matches.

West Warwick lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Brea Lima, who earned eight points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Lex Foley, who had seven points.

Westerly has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.9 points per game. As for West Warwick, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-7.

Westerly has already played their next contest, a 50-11 victory against Juanita Sanchez Complex on the 24th. As for West Warwick, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 55-35 defeat against Moses Brown on the 24th.