The Tolman Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Cranston East Thunderbolts at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Tolman's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Tolman fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against North Kingstown on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Skippers by a score of 74-72. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Tigers have suffered since February 15th.
| 12/16/24 @ North Kingstown | 28 |
| 02/09/24 @ South Kingstown | 26 |
| 12/27/23 vs Woonsocket | 24 |
| 02/27/24 vs Middletown | 21 |
| 01/10/24 @ Cranston West | 17 |
Tolman's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of John Hilaire, who went 9 for 19 on his way to 28 points in addition to eight assists and seven boards, and Josiah Washington, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine boards. Those 28 points gave Hilaire a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Fleury, who posted 13 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Cranston East was beaten by Classical 74-45 on Monday. The Thunderbolts have struggled against the Purple recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Having lost for the first time this season, Cranston East fell to 2-1. As for Tolman, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-1.
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