On Friday, Central faced Classical in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Central Knights fell to the Classical Purple 77-72. The Knights have struggled against the Purple recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Classical was led to victory by Eliezer Delbrey and Abdul Evans. Delbrey posted 30 points, while Evans put up 25 points. With that strong performance, Evans is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. Jordan Duke was another key player, putting up nine points.
Central's defeat dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Classical, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Classical beat Central by a score of 73-72 on Saturday.
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