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| 03/10/25 - Neutral | 49-39 W |
| 01/14/25 - Away | 27-43 L |
| 01/05/24 - Away | 57-64 L |
| 03/01/23 - Away | 46-37 W |
| 01/16/23 - Home | 49-46 W |
| + 5 more games |
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Portsmouth had no problem doing just that on Monday. They walked away with a 49-39 victory over the Barrington Eagles. The game was the first time the Patriots have beaten the Eagles on their court since March 1, 2023.
Leading Portsmouth to victory were Gyselle Mairs and Stella Orr. Mairs shot 58% from the field en route to 26 points, while Orr went 7-for-9 to rack up 17 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Mairs has scored at least a third of Portsmouth's points. Annie Hurd was another key player, putting up two points along with ten blocks and six rebounds.
Portsmouth smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. They are a perfect 11-0 when they hit their own glass that hard.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Maggie Ornstedt, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 12 boards. Those 12 rebounds gave Ornstedt a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Morrissette, who posted six points in addition to nine boards and four steals.
The win made it two in a row for Portsmouth and bumps their season record up to 15-6. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to assists: they averaged an imposing eight assists in those games compared to only 4.58 in the others. As for Barrington, their loss dropped their record down to 18-7.
Coming up, Portsmouth will challenge Ponaganset at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Barrington does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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