Durfee was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a hard 46-31 fall against the Portsmouth Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Hilltoppers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 47th in Massachusetts, while the Patriots are ranked seventh in Rhode Island).
Portsmouth found their leader in sophomore Gyselle Mairs, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten boards. Those ten rebounds set a new season-high mark for Mairs. Kylie Delemos was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Durfee's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-5. As for Portsmouth, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Durfee will be playing in front of their home fans against Attleboro at 6:30 p.m. on January 27th. As for Portsmouth, they will head out on the road to take on North Kingstown at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Kingstown will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Portsmouth surely won't give up without a fight.
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