After flying high against Tiverton last Wednesday, East Greenwich came back down to earth. The East Greenwich Avengers fell just short of the Stonington Bears by a score of 62-60 on Friday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Avengers came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 30th in Rhode Island, while the Bears are ranked 87th in Connecticut).
| 01/31/25 @ Stonington | 21 |
| 01/29/25 vs Tiverton | 15 |
| 01/27/25 @ South Kingstown | 20 |
| 01/23/25 @ Juanita Sanchez Complex | 15 |
| 01/21/25 vs Johnston | 18 |
When it comes to explaining why East Greenwich lost, don't look at Rees Maccarone. Despite the final result, he posted 21 points. The game was Maccarone's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Dante Desmarais, who scored 13 points.
East Greenwich's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Stonington, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5.
East Greenwich will venture away from home to square off against Rogers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Greenwich is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.8 points per game this season. As for Stonington, they will welcome Ledyard at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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