The Middletown Islanders will face off against the Prout Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Middletown has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since January 16.
Last Friday, Middletown ended up a good deal behind Scituate and lost 37-20. While losing is never fun, the Islanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Spartans are ranked seventh).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Prout, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They strolled past Hope with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 59-41.
Prout has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.2 points over those games. As for Middletown, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Middletown came up short against Prout in their previous meeting back in February of 2021, falling 34-25. Will Middletown have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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