The North Providence Cougars will challenge the Burrillville Broncos at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
North Providence is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Barrington, who was ranked seventh at the time (North Providence was ranked sixth). North Providence lost to Barrington on the road by a 64-50 margin on Friday. The Cougars have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Burrillville rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They took down the Oakers 78-60. The Broncos haven't had any issues with the Oakers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Burrillville found their leader in sophomore Sean Zanella, who went 12-for-17 en route to 30 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Zanella has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Alton Kelley, who posted 12 points.
Burrillville's victory bumped their record up to 15-8. As for North Providence, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-2.
North Providence skirted past Burrillville 69-67 when the teams last played last Monday. Will North Providence repeat their success, or does Burrillville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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