The Classical Purple will face off against the East Providence Townies at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Classical is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Portsmouth, who was ranked seventh at the time (Classical was ranked tenth). Classical snuck past Portsmouth with an 80-75 victory on Monday. The Purple's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Eliezer Delbrey continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 39 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Classical's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Abdul Evans, who posted 14 points.
Meanwhile, East Providence beat North Kingstown 56-48 on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Townies.
Classical is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for East Providence, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Classical was able to grind out a solid victory over East Providence in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, winning 80-73. Does Classical have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Providence turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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