The Classical Purple will square off against the Cumberland Clippers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Classical has four straight victories, Cumberland has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Classical is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Central, who was ranked seventh at the time (Classical was ranked second). Classical escaped with a win on Saturday against Central by the margin of a single free throw, 73-72.
Eliezer Delbrey continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 30 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Classical's points. Jordan Duke was another key player, posting 17 points.
Meanwhile, Cumberland ended up a good deal behind Smithfield on Tuesday and lost 69-50.
Cumberland's loss dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Classical, their win bumped their record up to 13-5.
Classical didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Cumberland in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 65-59 victory. Does Classical have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cumberland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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