On Friday, the North Smithfield Northmen faced the Exeter-West Greenwich Scarlet Knights in a battle between two of the state's top teams. North Smithfield fell 32-25 to Exeter-West Greenwich. North Smithfield's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it four in a row.
North Smithfield's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Kate Zonin, who scored four points along with five steals, and Trinity Spas who scored five points along with two steals. That's the first time this season that Zonin grabbed two or more steals. Another player making a difference was Raeghan Reilly, who scored two points along with two steals.
Even though they lost, North Smithfield smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Exeter-West Greenwich found their leader in underclassman Kate Hebert, who scored 14 points along with three steals. Hebert has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last eight times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Johnson, who scored seven points along with three steals.
North Smithfield's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4. As for Exeter-West Greenwich, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home.
North Smithfield will head out on the road to challenge North Providence at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. North Providence is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games. As for Exeter-West Greenwich, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Pilgrim at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Pilgrim is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
