The Middletown Islanders will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Coventry Oakers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Middletown is coming home looking for redemption after taking a loss in their road opener. They had to suffer through a 70-37 loss at the hands of Portsmouth. The Islanders haven't had much luck with the Patriots recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Coventry unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of Cranston East by a score of 58-55 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Oakers have suffered since December 30, 2023.
Middletown will need focus on slowing down Brayden Martin, one of several Coventry players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 17 points and six assists. Another player making a difference was Tyler Broady, who put up 20 points and eight rebounds.
Middletown suffered a grim 66-44 defeat to Coventry in their previous meeting back in February. Can Middletown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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