On Tuesday, Pilgrim faced South Kingstown in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Pilgrim Patriots fell to the South Kingstown Rebels 72-67. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (57), the Patriots still had to take the loss.
South Kingstown found their leader in sophomore James Wilson, who posted 29 points. The contest was Wilson's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Rosenblum, who put up 12 points.
Pilgrim has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-7 record this season. As for South Kingstown, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-4.
Pilgrim will square off against Coventry at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pilgrim has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for South Kingstown, they will face off against St. Raphael Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Kingstown knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully St. Raphael Academy likes a good challenge.
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