On Saturday, Cranston East faced Tolman in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cranston East Thunderbolts lost 67-43 to the Tolman Tigers.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tolman to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nathan Borden, who went 8 of 11 on his way to 20 points and eight boards. Borden has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. John Hilaire was another key player, going 9 for 17 en route to 25 points and four steals.
Cranston East's defeat dropped their record down to 8-9. As for Tolman, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Cranston East is taking a road trip to square off against Johnston at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Tolman, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Classical at 7:00 p.m. Tolman is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.3 points per game this season.
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