Mt. Pleasant and Classical are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Mt. Pleasant Kilties will be playing in front of their home fans against the Classical Purple at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mt. Pleasant is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: North Kingstown, who was ranked 14th at the time (Mt. Pleasant was ranked 15th). Mt. Pleasant managed a 53-49 victory over North Kingstown on Friday.
Meanwhile, Classical came tearing into Sunday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 60-40 win. The Purple have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 20 points or more this season.
Classical's win came from a few key players Mt. Pleasant will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Eliezer Delbrey, who posted 17 points. Mohammed Fadia was another key player, putting up 15 points.
Classical has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Mt. Pleasant, they pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Mt. Pleasant suffered a grim 62-37 defeat to Classical in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Will Mt. Pleasant have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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