On Monday, Westerly faced Portsmouth in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Westerly Bulldogs received a blow as they fell 83-67 to the Portsmouth Patriots. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (59), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Westerly has also traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season. As for Portsmouth, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Westerly will challenge Central on Wednesday. One thing working in Central's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Portsmouth, they will take on Mt. Pleasant on Wednesday.
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