On Monday, Central faced North Kingstown in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Central Knights walked away with an 85-74 victory over the North Kingstown Skippers. The win was nothing new for the Knights as they're now sitting on three straight.
| 01/27/25 vs North Kingstown | 28 |
| 01/24/25 @ North Kingstown | 11 |
| 01/20/25 @ East Providence | 5 |
| 01/15/25 @ Mt. Pleasant | 15 |
| 01/13/25 @ Portsmouth | 8 |
Central's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jonathan Ramos led the charge by putting up 28 points. With that strong performance, Ramos is now averaging an impressive 15.4 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jahnari Jackson, who posted 18 points.
North Kingstown lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Cooper Berthelot, who went 7 for 14 en route to 21 points along with five assists and five boards. Berthelot continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Michael Deorsey was another key player, going 8 of 16 on his way to 19 points and six rebounds.
Central's record now sits at 10-4. As for North Kingstown, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Portsmouth at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Portsmouth knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 14 contests -- so hopefully Central likes a good challenge. As for North Kingstown, they will head out on the road to square off against Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Kingstown is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.5 points per game this season.
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