The Tiverton Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the Mt. Hope Huskies at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Tiverton is looking for their season's first win.
Tiverton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 57-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of Christ's Church Academy. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Tigers came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 32nd in Rhode Island, while the Eagles are ranked 392nd in Florida).
Meanwhile, Mt. Hope suffered their biggest defeat since January 29th on Saturday. They were dealt a 61-33 loss at the hands of Moses Brown.
Tiverton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5-1. As for Mt. Hope, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Tiverton was able to grind out a solid victory over Mt. Hope when the teams last played back in February, winning 55-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tiverton since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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