The West Warwick Wizards will face off against the Cranston West Falcons at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. West Warwick is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.9 points per game this season.
West Warwick is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: St. Raphael Academy, who was ranked 24th at the time (West Warwick was ranked 17th). West Warwick lost to St. Raphael Academy on the road by a 72-55 margin on Monday. The Wizards' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
West Warwick's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Lex Foley, who posted 13 points in addition to five assists and five boards, and Brea Lima, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds. West Warwick is 4-2 when Lima posts ten or more boards, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of McKenzie Roll, who had a point and five steals.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Cranston West duked it out withBarrington on Tuesday. Cranston West fell 43-30 to Barrington. The game marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
West Warwick will have to contain Saniyya Chase as she made an impact in Cranston West's last game. She put up six points in addition to ten boards and eight steals. The dominant performance gave Chase a new career-high in steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Cranston West and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for West Warwick, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-4.
West Warwick beat Cranston West 54-45 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Will West Warwick repeat their success, or does Cranston West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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