On Monday, the Coventry Oakers faced the Tolman Tigers in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Coventry took a serious blow against Tolman, falling 97-68. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (58), Coventry still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Coventry still got an impressive performance from Logan Voelker, who dropped a double-double on 35 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Voelker has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Tyler Broady, who scored 11 points.
Tolman's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Malik Gelinas, who went 6 for 13 from beyond the arc en route to 41 points and 0 assists. Gelinas has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played. Isiah Gois was another key contributor, dropping a triple-double on 19 points, ten rebounds, and 11 assists.
Coventry's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Tolman, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-4.
Coventry will square off against North Providence at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Tolman, they will head out on the road to face off against Johnston at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Tolman has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 407 points over their last five games.
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