Basketball Recap: SIUE East St. Louis Charter's Victory on Saturday Extends Winning Streak to Four

SIUE East St. Louis Charter entered their tilt with First Baptist Academy on Saturday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against First Baptist Academy by a score of 66-56. That's more bragging rights for the Cougars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

SIUE East St. Louis Charter's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Breon Johnson led the charge by dropping a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. Johnson has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kejuan Rives, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 18 points and eight boards.

SIUE East St. Louis Charter smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive games.

SIUE East St. Louis Charter's win bumped their record up to 6-9. As for First Baptist Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-10.

SIUE East St. Louis Charter will challenge Metro-East Lutheran at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. SIUE East St. Louis Charter is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.3 points per game this season. First Baptist Academy has already played their next matchup (against Lovejoy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.