A well-balanced attack led Classical over Tolman in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. The Classical Purple blew past the Tolman Tigers 78-53. The Purple have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 20 points or more this season.
02/04/25 @ Tolman | 30 |
01/31/25 vs North Kingstown | 27 |
01/29/25 @ La Salle Academy | 19 |
Leading Classical to victory were Eliezer Delbrey and Abdul Evans. Delbrey posted 30 points, while Evans earned 17 points. The match was Delbrey's third in a row with at least ten points. Mohammed Fadia was another key player, putting up nine points.
Tolman lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being John Hilaire, who went 6 for 10 en route to 13 points along with seven boards and three steals. Hilaire has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 13 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Josiah Washington, who put up eight points and 12 rebounds.
Classical has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.7 points per game. As for Tolman, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-8.
Classical will host Central at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Central's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Tolman, they will head out on the road to face off against Shea at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Tolman is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.9 points per game this season.
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