The North Smithfield Northmen will face off against the Providence Country Day Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
North Smithfield took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They pulled ahead with a 62-61 photo finish over Exeter-West Greenwich.
02/04/25 vs Exeter-West Greenwich | 21 |
01/31/25 @ Times Squared Academy | 26 |
01/29/25 vs Hope | 21 |
01/27/25 vs Ponaganset | 20 |
01/23/25 vs Davies Career & Tech | 24 |
North Smithfield's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Connor Reilly, who posted 25 points, and Sam Drolet, who scored 21 points. The contest was Drolet's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Tim Ferri, who had ten points.
Meanwhile, Providence Country Day entered their tilt with Block Island on Monday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past Block Island 57-16. That looming 57-16 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Knights yet this season.
Providence Country Day has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points per game. As for North Smithfield, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps