Preview: Charleston Bluejays vs. New Madrid County Central Eagles
The Charleston Bluejays will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the New Madrid County Central Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Charleston knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past seven games -- so hopefully New Madrid County Central likes a good challenge.
Even though Notre Dame scored an imposing 65 points on Saturday, Charleston still came out on top. Charleston snuck past Notre Dame with a 71-65 win. 71 seems to be a good number for Charleston as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Tayshon Clark and Ko'terrion Owens were among the main playmakers for Charleston as the former scored 22 points along with two steals and the latter scored 26 points along with seven rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Owens has scored at least a third of Charleston's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Treshaun Schandon, who scored nine points.
In what's become a running theme this season, New Madrid County Central gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They blew past Malden 86-56 on the road. Given New Madrid County Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while Malden is ranked 85th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
New Madrid County Central's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jadis Jones, who scored 25 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds. Jones hasn't dropped below 15 points for 15 straight games. BJ Williamson was another key contributor, scoring 25 points along with three steals.
The victory got Charleston back to even at 14-14. As for New Madrid County Central, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 24-3.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Charleston have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 29.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like New Madrid County Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.6 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Charleston came up short against New Madrid County Central in their previous matchup back in January, falling 76-63. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jones, who dropped a double-double on 43 points and 16 rebounds. Now that Charleston knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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