Basketball Recap: South Kingstown Falls Short Against Ranked Moses Brown

On Monday, South Kingstown faced Moses Brown in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The South Kingstown Rebels took a 70-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Moses Brown Quakers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (61), the Rebels still had to take the loss.

South Kingstown lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being James Wilson, who posted 17 points and three steals. Wilson's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Jordan Chaloux was another key player, putting up 17 points.

Moses Brown's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Otis Crosby, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 22 points and eight rebounds. Crosby is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 16 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Donovan Clement, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards.

South Kingstown's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-1. As for Moses Brown, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.

South Kingstown will venture away from home to challenge Narragansett at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in South Kingstown's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Moses Brown, they will host St. Raphael Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.