EPHS girls' hoopsters snap long league losing skid
Townies end 27-game slide with victory over Moses Brown
PROVIDENCE — The burden of being one of the last winless teams in Division I as well as that of a losing streak dating back to all of the 2018-19 season finally came to an end for the East …
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EPHS girls' hoopsters snap long league losing skid
Townies end 27-game slide with victory over Moses Brown
PROVIDENCE — The burden of being one of the last winless teams in Division I as well as that of a losing streak dating back to all of the 2018-19 season finally came to an end for the East Providence High School girls’ basketball team after the Townies defeated host Moses Brown, 50-44, in Providence Wednesday night, Jan. 29.
EPHS halted its run of losses at nine league games to start the 2019-20 season and a total of 27 overall stretching back to last winter when the locals went 0-18 in D-I contests. The Quakers dropped to 3-6 in the division.
“It was a great scene and just amazing to see the girls celebrate. I’m especially happy for my seniors. They deserve this win more than anyone…I’m so proud of them,” first-year EPHS head coach Bay Lambert said of the Townies initial league win.
The teams played a tight first 16 minutes. Moses Brown led 22-20 at intermission. In the second half, East Providence’s Makiah Denson found the hot hand as the sophomore guard scored 14 of her team-best 18 points to lead the locals to the victory.
The Townies outscored their hosts 30-22 to close out the win. Ariana Soares added 13 points for the locals. Kayla Hannon chipped in eight and Ahmya Ingram five. Mia Jackson and Savannah Feola had three apiece.
The game was a far cry from the teams’ first meeting of the year back in early January when Moses Brown held the Townies to just three first-half points en route to a rather comfortable 45-22 win.
E.P. nearly picked up its first league win two weeks prior against Johnston when it had the ball for the final possession of the game, but the locals couldn’t get a shot up and suffered a 49-48 loss to the Panthers.
“They have been working hard, and I told them (a win) was coming soon. They’re starting to believe in ‘us,’ in each other and it shows on the court,” Lambert added.
The Townies will go for their second victory in as many games Friday night, Jan. 31, when they host neighboring Bay View, which enters the contest as the lone remaining winless team in D-I at 0-10. Tip off is 7 p.m.
