The Achievement First Providence Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Prout Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Achievement First Providence easily dispatched Block Island on Wednesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Achievement First Providence fell just short of Central Falls by a score of 43-41 on Saturday.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Steven Rodriguez, who posted 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Stephen Adedire, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, Prout beat Exeter-West Greenwich 79-72 on Saturday.
Prout's win came from a few key players Achievement First Providence will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Mike Brugnoli, who went 7 for 17 en route to 22 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Lawson O'Hearn was another key player, dropping a double-double with 18 points and 14 boards.
Prout has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.7 points over those games. As for Achievement First Providence, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Achievement First Providence came up short against Prout in their previous matchup back in January, falling 82-74. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Prout's Charlie Horne, who went 13 of 21 on his way to 33 points. Now that Achievement First Providence knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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