Basketball Recap: Classical Wins High-Profile Contest Against Central

On Friday, Classical faced Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Classical Purple managed a 77-72 victory over the Central Knights. The win continues a trend for the Purple in their matchups with the Knights: they've now won nine in a row.

Eliezer Delbrey

Points

02/07/25 vs Central	30
02/04/25 @ Tolman	30
01/31/25 vs North Kingstown	27
01/29/25 @ La Salle Academy	19

Leading Classical to victory were Eliezer Delbrey and Abdul Evans. Delbrey posted 30 points, while Evans earned 25 points. The matchup was Delbrey's fourth in a row with at least 19 points. Another player making a difference was Jordan Duke, who put up nine points.

Classical's record is now 12-5. As for Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-6.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Classical beat Central by a score of 73-72 on Saturday.