On Saturday, East Greenwich faced Mt. Hope in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The East Greenwich Avengers came out on top against the Mt. Hope Huskies by a score of 65-54. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Avengers also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2021.
Rees Maccarone
| 02/08/25 vs Mt. Hope | 19 |
| 02/04/25 @ Rogers | 17 |
| 01/31/25 @ Stonington | 21 |
| 01/29/25 vs Tiverton | 15 |
| 01/27/25 @ South Kingstown | 20 |
| + 2 more games |
East Greenwich's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Rees Maccarone, who posted 19 points. Maccarone has been hot, having posted 15 or more points the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Quinn Scaramella, who earned 16 points.
Despite the defeat, Mt. Hope saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Maleaq Roderick went 8-for-18 to rack up 18 points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of John Thompson, who had ten points and eight boards.
East Greenwich pushed their record up to 8-11 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points over those games. As for Mt. Hope, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-5.
East Greenwich wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 62-57 victory against Chariho on the 10th. As for Mt. Hope, they have also already played their next game, a 58-54 win against Scituate on the 10th.
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