North Smithfield is 3-0 against the Wizards since December of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. Having just played yesterday, the North Smithfield Northmen will get right back to it and host the West Warwick Wizards at 6:30 p.m. on February 5th. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
In what's become a running theme this season, North Smithfield gave their fans yet another huge victory on Sunday. They blew past Block Island 76-39 on the road. Given North Smithfield's advantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the are ranked 52nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, West Warwick came up short against the Oakers on Saturday and fell 70-60. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (58), West Warwick still had to take the loss.
North Smithfield's victory bumped their record up to 15-3. As for West Warwick, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-7 record this season.
North Smithfield strolled past the Wizards in their previous meeting back in January of 2023 by a score of 62-45. Does North Smithfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wizards turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
