The Central Knights will be taking part in a tournament against the St. Anthony's Friars at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. 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.
Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Mt. Pleasant, who was ranked 15th at the time (Central was ranked fifth). Central took their match on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 68-38 win over Mt. Pleasant. While the Knights didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
| 01/15/25 @ Mt. Pleasant | 18 |
| 01/07/25 @ Bishop Hendricken | 19 |
| 01/03/25 vs Cranston East | 22 |
| 12/28/24 vs Shea | 24 |
| 12/23/24 @ Madison Park RVT | 18 |
| 12/21/24 @ Barrington | 20 |
Central's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lester Rodriguez led the charge by putting up 18 points. The contest was Rodriguez's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Ramos, who posted 15 points.
Meanwhile, St. Anthony's had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against the Firebirds by a score of 72-61.
St. Anthony's win came from a few key players Central will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was James Taylor Jr., who went 6 for 8 en route to 18 points and six rebounds. That's the most points he has posted since back in February of 2024. Nicolas Vieux was another key player, going 5 of 11 on his way to 16 points.
Central's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for St. Anthony's, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Central hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 79.4 points per game. However, it's not like St. Anthony's struggles in that department as they've been averaging 65.4 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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