On Friday, Middletown faced West Warwick in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Middletown Islanders took a 71-57 bruising from the West Warwick Wizards. The Islanders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wizards apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January of 2022.
Owen Stearns was his usual excellent self, going 11 for 20 on his way to 28 points and five rebounds for West Warwick. That's the most points Stearns has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Gregory Benton, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 15 points and six assists.
Middletown is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. As for West Warwick, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Middletown will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Exeter-West Greenwich at 6:30 p.m. As for West Warwick, they are headed away from home for the first time to face off against East Greenwich at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. West Warwick is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 68.7 points per game this season.
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